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| Mental Health Disorder as a Public Health Issue |
Nwankwo, Sinclair Izuakulom
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Abstract:
The main objective of this paper is to discuss mental disorder as a public health challenge. Mental disorder contributes a substantial burden of disease worldwide. Poor mental health among parents or primary caregivers is associated with poor mental and physical health in children; however, research often excludes the mental health of male caregivers including fathers. The paper relies on Bowlby's Attachment Theory as the basis for its theoretical understanding. Methodically, the paper depends on the historical and descriptive research designs based on secondary sources of data, which are predicated on qualitative content and documentary analysis. Finding shows that approximately 450 million persons suffer from mental disorders globally, and one fourth of the world's population will develop a mental or behavioral disorder at some point during their lives. The paper concludes that in order to reduce the increasing burden of mental disorders and avoid years lived with disability or death, priority should be given to prevention and promotion in the field of mental health.
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