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Mental health is a major and growing public-health problem: about 1 in 5 U.S. adults experience a mental illness in any given year, and roughly 1 in 20 experience a serious mental illness. In youth, about 17% have a mental disorder in a given year, and lifetime prevalence in adolescence is strikingly high (≈49.5%), with ~22.2% experiencing serious illness. These conditions commonly impair day‑to‑day functioning, strain relationships and families, and in some cases contribute to self‑harm or suicide. The summit talk this excerpt comes from emphasizes the urgency of rethinking outdated paradigms for causes and treatments and examines microbes (e.g., the gut‑brain axis) as an important factor to explore. Addressing mental health therefore requires broader approaches that consider biological, developmental, and social contributors as well as new treatment strategies.

For more information, refer to https://drtalks.com/videos/microbes-and-mental-health-revolutionizing-the-antiquated-paradigm-for-mental-health-causes-and-treatment-strategies/?t=103.