> Perception -- We diagnose more often (and for less severe cases) and the taboo against having a mental illness is lower than it used to be. I am certain that

> Perception -- We diagnose more often (and for less severe cases) and the taboo against having a mental illness is lower than it used to be. I am certain that perception is the correct explanation for the last one as well. And I bet mental wellbeing is at historic highs now. Anecdotally, looking at my family history two generations back, they were monumentally fucked up, but that was the norm. This also holds generally. Only very recently has the norm shifted such that basically everyone (in the West) is seen as having the right to a degree of self-actualization and happiness, and consequently mental distress is recognized as a problem (though arguably there is still a long way to go).