10-11-2021, 05:22 PM
Just spent about 15 minutes looking for incidence rate changes over time. I could not find anything with overall data. However if you search for individual disorder data you can find some information.
Schizophrenia- Relatively stable over time at a per capita rate.
Autism- Increased from several per 10,000 children to 1.6% of boys and .6% of girls since 1950s.
Depression- Increased at a minimum of 10 times the previous rate to a maximum of 1000 times. Antidepressant use increased from 1988 to 2008 by 400% and currently 11% of Americans are estimated to be on antidepressants, and 10% estimated to have a major depressive episode in their lifetime.
Anxiety- Apparently this one has increased so much that the average school child in the 1980s had as much anxiety as the average psychiatric patient with anxiety of school age in the 1950s, this is from two meta analysis done around the year 2000.
PTSD- Stable or even slightly down since the 1990s.
ADD and ADHD- Increased from roughly 5.7% in 1997 to 9.7% in 2020 in children aged 3-17.
Psychopathy, Sociopathy, and Narcissistic Personality Disorder- Some empirical evidence of increasing incidence but not conclusive. Speculation is out there though. Not surprising the incidence is much higher in Washington DC than the rest of country, also much higher in the surrounding states and Northeastern states in general. Also much more common in Urban areas than rural.
In regard to the statement of Ra. It should be kept in mind that the entire modern history of psychology pretty much started around the beginning of the green ray transition. We have now completed the transition and if that statement is accurate, we are may see a plateau of incidence rates, but not necessarily as we still haven't made the actual transition.
In my brief look at this it seems that among classical disorders, Schizophrenia, Bipolar, etc., there has been little to no increase. Among the disorders such as Depression and Anxiety, it has skyrocketed. 10% of the global population is estimated to have a mental health disorder at this time.
Personally I know a significant number of people who are dealing with mental illness or have at some point.
Schizophrenia- Relatively stable over time at a per capita rate.
Autism- Increased from several per 10,000 children to 1.6% of boys and .6% of girls since 1950s.
Depression- Increased at a minimum of 10 times the previous rate to a maximum of 1000 times. Antidepressant use increased from 1988 to 2008 by 400% and currently 11% of Americans are estimated to be on antidepressants, and 10% estimated to have a major depressive episode in their lifetime.
Anxiety- Apparently this one has increased so much that the average school child in the 1980s had as much anxiety as the average psychiatric patient with anxiety of school age in the 1950s, this is from two meta analysis done around the year 2000.
PTSD- Stable or even slightly down since the 1990s.
ADD and ADHD- Increased from roughly 5.7% in 1997 to 9.7% in 2020 in children aged 3-17.
Psychopathy, Sociopathy, and Narcissistic Personality Disorder- Some empirical evidence of increasing incidence but not conclusive. Speculation is out there though. Not surprising the incidence is much higher in Washington DC than the rest of country, also much higher in the surrounding states and Northeastern states in general. Also much more common in Urban areas than rural.
In regard to the statement of Ra. It should be kept in mind that the entire modern history of psychology pretty much started around the beginning of the green ray transition. We have now completed the transition and if that statement is accurate, we are may see a plateau of incidence rates, but not necessarily as we still haven't made the actual transition.
In my brief look at this it seems that among classical disorders, Schizophrenia, Bipolar, etc., there has been little to no increase. Among the disorders such as Depression and Anxiety, it has skyrocketed. 10% of the global population is estimated to have a mental health disorder at this time.
Personally I know a significant number of people who are dealing with mental illness or have at some point.