Mental Health In America. Mental health is a worsening condition for the American population

Mental Health in America
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Mental health is a worsening condition for the American population with one in five adults being mentally ill. Severe depression among the youth has shown an increasing trend with a 2.3% rise from 2012 to 2015. Despite the deteriorating situation of mental health in America, most American lack adequate access to quality healthcare. For instance, 56% of adults with mental illness in America do not get treatment CITATION MHA18 \l 1033 (MHA, 2018). Over-the-counter prescriptions for mental disorders has risen with many Americans getting prescriptions medication for mere mental discomforts such as grief or depression. Physicians are quick to suggest certain medication rather than therapeutic or alternative non-medicinal procedures.
Over-medication is evident in America with children who have bipolar disorders being exposed to antipsychotic drugs and anti-convulsant. The long-term effects of such treatment would be devastating and addiction to the medicines. Widespread medica...