Early detection matters.
Article-A propos 1- ENG
Mental and neurological Health
One in four people in the world will be affected at some point in their lives.
Source : https://www.who.int/whr/2001/media_centre/press_release/fr/
Half of all mental illnesses begin by the age of 14.
Source : https://www.who.int/mental_health/maternal-child/child_adolescent/en/
For this reason we created SIBIUS
Article-A propos 2 – ENG
11 years : this is the median delay between the onset of the first mental disorder and first treatment contact by a health professional. This delay is longer for children and adolescents.
Source : https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1361014/
Article-A propos 3 -ENG
Dementia and cognitive impairment are the leading chronic disease contributor to disability and dependence among older people.
Source : https://www.who.int/mental_health/neurology/dementia/dementia_thematicbrief_epidemiology.pdf
Even in developed countries, the workforce of specialists in psychiatry and neurology will be inadequate given aging and increase of world population.
Sources : https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laneur/article/PIIS1474-4422(18)30143-1/fulltext – https://www.staffcare.com/uploadedFiles/psychiatry-shortage-mental-health-white-paper.pdf