When do people experience mental health conditions for the first time?

Knowing when people are most at risk allows us to offer support when it might make the biggest difference.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/when-do-people-experience-mental-health-conditions-for-the-first-time"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/f5a4f0de-6f66-4b12-26b1-55d91ef60c00/w=1024"/></a>

一項涵蓋 192 項研究的薈萃分析顯示，約三分之一的精神健康障礙在 14 歲前首次發病，三分之二在 25 歲前發病。不同障礙的發病年齡分布差異明顯：焦慮、抑郁可貫穿一生，社交焦慮與進食障礙集中於青春期，物質使用障礙與精神分裂症多在二十多歲首發。