OVERCOMING BARRIERS TO EARLY DETECTION OF MENTAL DISORDERS AS AN ASPECT OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE OPTIMIZATION

Abstract

The mental health of the population is one of the most significant components of public health, which generally determines the economic and social well-being of a person and society [1]. At the initiative of WHO, many scientific studies have been carried out, which have shown that mental disorders are being promoted as a number of key factors in the health deterioration in most countries.

Severe mental disorders tend to affect only a small proportion of the adult population, about 5%, while depression and anxiety are somewhat less disabling, but are found in 10-20% of the adult population. A mental disorder is defined based on symptoms, severity, and duration. There is heterogeneity and diversity in mental disorders, exacerbated by the presence of comorbid physical illness and substance abuse disorders [2].

The needs of people with severe mental illness are not homogeneous. Some people develop episodic illnesses that can be supported with time-limited clinical services in primary care settings. Others have more persistent mental illnesses that require urgent care in a hospital and require some form of social support.

Despite the wide prevalence, early detection of mental illness is rather difficult due to the characteristics of the disease, such as an indefinite time of onset in childhood or adolescence, and a chronic course. These diagnoses can be found both in isolation and in combination with various somatic diseases [3].

In most cases, the detection of personality disorders is higher among residents of large cities, more often among young people, as well as in groups with a low socioeconomic status. Gender differences should be considered separately for specific types of personality disorder