According to preliminary forecasts of the World Health Organization, in 2020, mental illness among residents of megacities will come out on top in the overall structure of all diseases. The most dangerous are three diagnoses that threaten the population of huge cities.
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Metropolitan areas are considered an aggressive environment for the mental health of the population. In big cities, global total competition prevails, universal rivalry, which invariably generates a negative attitude towards each other. Emotions are depleted as pragmatic values come to the fore. If we add to all this a total lack of money and time, massive mental pathologies are simply inevitable.
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Despite the fact that megacities are overcrowded, the phenomenon of loneliness is forming in many people. The person feels lonely in the crowd. Against this background, the percentage of all forms of mental illness and borderline states increases significantly.
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Today, depression is considered a disease that ranks second in terms of the number of causes of disability and death. Moreover, official statistics differ significantly from the real number of cases. More than 50% of patients simply do not seek medical help. Depression-related suicides are common.
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Residents of megalopolises suffer from a severe form of suicidal depression several times more often than the population of provincial towns and villages. By 2020, the number of sick people will increase several times.
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Anxiety disorder is a disease that threatens the inhabitants of megacities. Phobias, panic attacks, social phobias can accompany depression or be independent symptoms of anxiety disorders. These mental illnesses threaten the inhabitants of megalopolises, since chronic stress is a constant companion of life in a big city.
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Schizophrenia in megacities is 5 times more likely than in the provinces. Chronic stress, financial problems, alcohol intake and drug use are the main triggers in the development of the disease.
