Mental health: 62% of the French affected by a mental disorder during their life

Many mental health problems in France. 62% of the French have been affected by a mental health disorder in their life and 45% in the last five years, according to a survey conducted by Odoxa for the Cabor of Addiction Prevention in GAE Conception and published on Wednesday 5 February.

Sleep disorder is the one that most affects the French: 53% of those questioned said they were affected during their life. Anxiety also refers to more than half of the population (51%).

“Then comes depression, which affects a third of the population and professional exhaustion syndrome (exhaustion) that touches a quarter, “it is observed in the synthesis of the survey. 18% of the 2,010 French interviewed said they had suicidal ideas, 15% of posttraumatic stress and 14% of hyperactivity. or 6% of Personality disorders, 6% of bipolar disorders and 4% of schizophrenia.

The professional situation in question for 50% of the French

Women are more affected than men: 69% have already suffered one of these problems in their lives against 54% of men, and 51% in the last 5 years against 38% of men.

Young people are also a particularly affected population of the population. More than half of those under 35 claim to have fulfilled a mental health disorder in the last 5 years against a third of those over 65. Younger generations say they are more affected by suicidal ideas, bipolar disorders and schizophrenia than the average population.

In this survey, the French put words about the causes of these disorders. They are 81% to cite personal reasons or “the situation in the world” and half also hold their professional situation.

More specifically, almost a French affected in four combines its disorder with a painful event such as mourning or separation, 28% with a personal situation, 26% with economic difficulties, 12% with chronic disease. They are 28% to point out the situation in the world, understand eco-anxiety, political situation, wars, terrorism or the economic crisis.

37% of the French directly quot the work, which makes it “the second most cited to the global cause.” 25% attribute their mental health disorder to their balance between private and professional life, and 7% unemployed.

Mental health problems double the prevalence of addictions

The survey also highlights the link between mental health and addiction disorder. “Product consumption and addictive risk practices are more widespread in people affected by a mental health disorder,” the survey said.

60% of the French who report a mental disorder in the last five years believe that they depend on at least one practice. From practices ranging from the use of social networks to the consumption of psychotropic drugs. On the other hand, this figure falls to 31%, almost half, when asked people who are not considered affected by mental disorders.

Among the most dangerous behavior, the French with mental health disorder in the last 5 years depend 14 times more on psychotropic drugs than the unabled French. They depend 7 times more on “anorexia, bulimia and/or hyperfagia” food practices “or 5 times more dependent on cocaine consumption than the unabled French.

“Keep in mind that this correlation does not necessarily mean that there is a causal link between mental health problems and addictions,” is specified.

If we focus on people in the world of work, we realize that an asset in two has suffered a mental health problem in the last five years against 38% inactive. Similarly, 51% said at least one agency against 37% of the inactive ones.

In addition, whether or not they are affected by mental health problems, the French think that employers (79%), public authorities (73%) and insurance and mutual (72%) do not act enough to avoid and support Addictions and mental health problems.