why does western developed countries have more mental problems than developing third world countries ???
2006-06-14 22:02:07 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Mental Health
i agree with candy1974 , that its a matter of diagnosis , people in western countries are far more concerned about their health than us poor people , so very true
2006-06-15 00:44:15 · update #1
People in most third world countried don't have enough doctors to cure their common ailments, let alone diagnos and treat a mental disorder. People there just learn to live with the problems that they have and take it day by day, mostly shunning those who are different from the others.
It is important to note that some countried classified as third world, do more for their patients than the US or UK. I live in Tunisia and am able to see my psychiatrist completely free, whenever I need to. I get my meds at astronomically low prices, and have gotten an overall better treatment there than I did when I lived in the US.
2006-06-15 03:33:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
because were move developed, we see more doctors and have more money 3rd world countries are worried about where their next meal is coming from not if their depressed or not, its probably the same percentage just going undiagnosed in poorer countries
2006-06-15 06:53:00 · answer #2 · answered by candy1974 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because they have reached an advanced level of development and they have time to think about trivial issues that worries their mind.
while third world countries mostly are busy in maintaining and developing themselves ya kombars
2006-06-15 05:06:57 · answer #3 · answered by THE BEAST WITHIN 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We don't have more mental problems, just more people willing and able to go to $150 per hour psychiatrists to be diagnosed and drugged.
2006-06-15 05:05:49 · answer #4 · answered by dh1977 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're just more identified in the west.
I would suppose in third world countrys they wouldn't have the abilitiy to treat and identify them.
2006-06-15 05:07:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Too much food, too much sex, too much to drink. affluent lifestyle. IN developing countries mental problems are worries how to get enough, no depression.
2006-06-15 05:07:16 · answer #6 · answered by shirishbhate 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where'd you dig up that factoid? Sounds more like opinion than fact! Did you know that 73.4% of all statistics are made up on the spot?
2006-06-15 06:27:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mental problems? i don't have any mental problems,honest!!
2006-06-15 06:11:50 · answer #8 · answered by cc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its all psycosymatic....all of the diseases are invented by psychatrists so they can turn people into vegetables with psych drugs.....
2006-06-15 05:23:33 · answer #9 · answered by foxtel_iq 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont think it is a correct statement
2006-06-15 05:37:26 · answer #10 · answered by angel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋