Washington: A new study has found that mental health problems have overtaken heart disease in terms of morbidity and mortality.
According to a study published in The Lancet, the data shows that there has been an 18% increase in disability, illness and early death among people worldwide due to stress.
Scientists from the University of Washington, the University of Auckland and the WHO’s Brain Health Unit presented a joint study that found 37 neurological conditions with a greater severity of adverse effects than previously thought.
These neurological conditions affect 43 percent of the world’s population, including stroke, traumatic brain injury, migraines, Alzheimer’s disease, other dementias and neurological damage, he said.
Researchers attribute the global population’s neurological problems to population growth, aging, climate change, poor nutrition and lifestyle factors.
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