Mental Illness in the Population Is Increasing: A Challenge for Telephone Advice Nurses

Mental illness is a term that includes everything from mild symptoms of anxiety and depression to more serious mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, depression and suicide.Reports indicate a negative trend, where rates of mental illness in the population are increasing, especially among children a...

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Published in:Journal of social service research 2017-05, Vol.43 (3), p.432-432
Main Authors: Salzmann-Erikson, Martin, Björkman, Annica
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Digital shapeshifting
Health-Promoting Work
Hälsofrämjande arbete
Mental disorders
Mental illness
Nurses
Telephone advice nursing
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Summary:Mental illness is a term that includes everything from mild symptoms of anxiety and depression to more serious mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, depression and suicide.Reports indicate a negative trend, where rates of mental illness in the population are increasing, especially among children and adolescents and among the elderly. This negative trend in Swedish society requires both preventive measures to stem the negative trend but also ongoing community resources to assist, support and advise people with mental illness who seek care.
ISSN:0148-8376
1540-7314
1540-7314
DOI:10.1080/01488376.2016.1248879