The Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing in England found that 1 in 6 people aged 16+ had experienced symptoms of a common mental health problem, such as depression or anxiety, in the past week. Women were more likely than men to be experiencing common mental disorders. Prevalence has increased since 1993.
2% of survey respondents had ever experienced bipolar disorder, while 0.7% had experienced psychotic disorder in the past year. 4.4% of respondents screened positive for post-traumatic stress disorder. Just over 5% of survey respondents reported having had suicidal thoughts in the past year.https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/adult-psychiatric-morbidity-survey/adult-psychiatric-morbidity-survey-survey-of-mental-health-and-wellbeing-england-2014
(https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn06988/)
Pranic Healing can help with mental health problems, such as stress, depression, anxiety, grief, addictions, and much more. Psychotherapy is applied to treating mental health patients. The pranic therapist will scan the patient’s energy field, and then cleanses and energize the energy body also known as chakras. After the treatment, the patient may feel lighter, experience better sleep and feel more inner peace.
Facts about Mental Health
Anxiety
Anxiety is a type of fear usually associated with the thought of a threat or something going wrong in the future, but it can also arise from something happening right now.
In 2013, there were 8.2 million cases of anxiety in the UK1 In England, women are almost twice as likely to be diagnosed with anxiety disorders as men2. The one-week prevalence of generalized anxiety in England is 6.6%3
Be Mindful Online is a mindfulness course offered by the Mental Health Foundation. Research on the online course in 2013 found that for the 273 people that completed the course, there was, on average, a 58% reduction in anxiety levels. (https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/explore-mental-health/mental-health-statistics/depression-statistics)
Depression
Depression is a common mental disorder that causes people to experience depressed mood, loss of interest or pleasure, feelings of guilt or low self-worth, disturbed sleep or appetite, low energy, and poor concentration.
Depression is the predominant mental health problem worldwide, followed by anxiety, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder.1
In 2013, depression was the second leading cause of years lived with a disability worldwide, behind lower back pain. In 26 countries, depression was the primary driver of disability.2
In 2014, 19.7% of people in the UK aged 16 and over showed symptoms of anxiety or depression – a 1.5% increase from 2013. This percentage was higher among females (22.5%) than males (16.8%).3
(https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/explore-mental-health/mental-health-statistics/depression-statistics)
Results of the Mental Health Foundation’s 2018 study
The study was an online poll undertaken by YouGov with a sample size of 4,619 respondents. This is the largest known study of stress levels in the UK. Read more about the study in our report, Stress: Are we coping?
In the past year, 74% of people have felt so stressed they have been overwhelmed or unable to cope.
Age differences 30% of older people reported never feeling overwhelmed or unable to cope in the past year, compared to 7% of young adults.
Behavioral effects 46% reported that they ate too much or ate unhealthily due to stress.
29% reported that they started drinking or increased their drinking, and 16% reported that they started smoking or increased their smoking.
Psychological effects 51% of adults who felt stressed reported feeling depressed, and 61% reported feeling anxious.
Of the people who said they had felt stress at some point in their lives, 16% had self-harmed, and 32% said they had had suicidal thoughts and feelings.
37% of adults who reported feeling stressed reported feeling lonely as a result.
Causes of stress 36% of all adults who reported stress in the previous year cited either their own or a friend/relative’s long-term health condition as a factor. This rose to 44% of adults over 55.
Of those who reported feeling stressed in the past year, 22% cited debt as a stressor.
Of people who reported high levels of stress, 12% said that feeling like they needed to respond to messages instantly was a stressor.
49% of 18-24-year-olds who have experienced high levels of stress felt that comparing themselves to others was a source of stress, which was higher than in any of the older age groups.
36% of women who felt high levels of stress related this to their comfort with their appearance and body image, compared to 23% of men.
Housing worries are a key source of stress for younger people (32% of 18-24-year-olds cited it as a source of stress in the past year). This is less so for older people (22% for 45-54-year-olds and just 7% for over 55s).
Younger people have higher stress related to the pressure to succeed. 60% of 18-24-year-olds and 41% of 25-34-year-olds cited this, compared to 17% of 45-54s and 6% of over 55s).
(https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/explore-mental-health/mental-health-statistics/stress-statistics)