Which mental illness has a shorter life expectancy?
Which mental illness has a shorter life expectancy? People with serious mental illnesses such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder have a substantially reduced life expectancy compared with the general population.
What is the number 1 mental illness in the world?
- Depression affects more people than any other mental disorder and is also one of the world's leading causes of disability. Although it is a treatable disease, six out of every ten people who have depression in Latin America and the Caribbean do not seek or do not receive the treatment they need.