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Osoby cierpiące na zaburzenia psychiczne

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Systematic research about mental illnesses has been conducted for many years in Poland and all around the world. Many studies of this topic have been conducted since then. The following work presents an overview of results of studies about mental illnesses – definitione of the concept, Classification of disorders as well as problems of stigmatization and self-stigma in the modern world. The analysis of reports to date shows that every fourth Pole in working age has experienced a mental disorder at least once in his life, and the most numerous group of Poles are addicts, which is about 3.3 million Poles. People suffering from neuroses are in second place and people suffering from mood disorders are in third place. Epidemiological studies show how important it is to diagnose, treat and expand an appropriate social suport network for people suffering from mental disorders. An additional problem is the stigmatization of mentally ill people, because despite the knowledge about mental disorders, the degree of stigma in the world and in Poland is constantly increasing, which results in increased self-stigma, which does not have a positive effect on the recovery process of patients.