In our new whitepaper, PALIG medical experts examine mental, neurological and substance-use (MNS) disorders throughout Latin America and the Caribbean such as:
- The widespread prevalence of mental health
- neurological and substance-use
- Stigma towards mental health
- The impact of COVID-19
- Impact on worker productivity and industry cost
Mental Health Facts
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25% people in the Americas experiences mental illness and/ or substance use disorder in their lifetime
3.3
Depression accounts for 3.3% of those disorders
40
A global study of the prevalence and burden of depressive and anxiety disorders due to the COVID-19 pandemic found that rates of mental health disorders increased by 20% to 40% in Latin American and Caribbean countries – some of the highest increases in the world.
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