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Select a global health issue affecting the international health community. Briefly describe
the global health issue and its impact on the larger public health care systems (i.e.,
continents, regions, countries, states, and health departments). Discuss how health care
delivery systems work collaboratively to address global health concerns and some of the
A global health issues which is affecting the international health community is mental disorder.
Mental disorder such as anxiety, depression, stress and eating disorder are now common health
issues that is affecting, youths and adults globally (Nochaiwong et al., 2021). According to the
World Health Organization report, one out of every four people is suffering from mental disorder
(Mills, 2018). Factors that cause mental disorder and substance abuse include financial
problems, loss of a loved one, divorce, medical conditions and stressful conditions and is major
cause of social isolation, substance abuse and stress. The impacts of mental disorder include
increase in economic cost through low costs in the healthcare systems and reduce the
productivity which impacts economic growth. In addition, the burden of mental disorder
accounts for 4.7% of total disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) (Mokdad et al., 2018).
educating individuals on effective strategies they can adopt to prevent and treat mental illness.
therapy sessions and cognitive behavioral strategies. The interventions used by the healthcare
systems is focused on improving the patient’s quality of life and be able to self-care. In the
United States, healthcare workers collaborate with the government, public health, psychiatric
centers and private sectors to improve the treatment and prevention of mental illness.
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Mills, C. (2018). From ‘invisible problem’to global priority: The inclusion of mental health in
Mokdad, A. H., Charara, R., El Bcheraoui, C., Khalil, I., Moradi-Lakeh, M., Afshin, A., ... &
Safiri, S. (2018). The burden of mental disorders in the Eastern Mediterranean region,
1990-2015: findings from the global burden of disease 2015 study. International journal
Nochaiwong, S., Ruengorn, C., Thavorn, K., Hutton, B., Awiphan, R., Phosuya, C., ... &
Wongpakaran, T. (2021). Global prevalence of mental health issues among the general
population during the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-