Study Finds Rise in Reported Mental Illness, Not in Functional Limitations
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A study by Christoph Henking and Ben Baumberg Geiger found that while the share of young Britons reporting a mental illness has risen steeply, the share who say a mental health problem limits their day-to-day functioning has barely changed. Separately, when asked if they would consider someone experiencing typical mood fluctuations as having a mental illness, more than half of young Americans said yes, up from a fifth 15 years ago. Older people’s views showed no such change. The findings were reported by John Burn-Murdoch at the Financial Times. The source article notes numerous caveats and states the results should not be considered conclusive.
What’s reported
Christoph Henking and Ben Baumberg Geiger conducted the study.
The share of young Britons reporting a mental illness has risen steeply.
The share of people saying a mental health problem limits day-to-day functioning has barely budged.
More than half of young Americans now say typical mood fluctuations count as mental illness, up from a fifth 15 years ago.
Older people’s views on this question showed no change.
The findings were reported by John Burn-Murdoch at the FT.
Key figures
Christoph Henking (researcher)
Ben Baumberg Geiger (researcher)
John Burn-Murdoch (reporter at the Financial Times)
Sources: marginalrevolution.com
