Have rates of mental illness actually increased over time?
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No. We just call more things "mental illness" as a means to try and alleviate ourselves from the responsibility of our actions.
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fewer early childhood deaths overall, better clinicians, and less social stigma probably contribute to it being treated more and talked about more openly.
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Probably just greater awareness and acknowledgement. Kinda like police brutality.
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Serious mainly genetic mental illness probably not. But a lot of modern mental illness in previous times would probably have been classified as being a whiny bitch.
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My guess is that rates of mental illness probably have increased slightly. But the diagnosis rate has increased dramatically. Got to keep all those shrinks, counselors, and therapist employed!
