[birbear]

The World Health Organization predicts that by 2010 there will be more time loss from work from mental illness than from colds/flus. Do they expect more people to go mad, or do they expect colds and flus to be on the wane?

I wouldn't use the phrase "go mad", but yes, there has been an increase in mental illness diagnosis over the past 20 years, with many more cases becoming severe enough for people to be hospitalized.

The trend is expected to continue.

1 out of every 30 people diagnosed with depression will successfully commit suicide in the next year.

It is likely you or a loved one will be diagnosed with a mental illness within your life time.