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By 2007 about 10% of the US population reported having 14 or more mentally unhealthy days according to the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
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| According to survey data from the CDC, the percentage of adults experiencing serious psychological distress in the last 30 days increased by 5 percentage points. |
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| According to the Office of Minority Health & Health Disparities Of those with a diagnosable mental disorder... Fewer than half of adults get help Only one-third of children get help |
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| According to the Office of Minority Health & Health Disparities Suicide as a Public Health Problem - Suicide is the 8th leading cause of death in the U.S. … 80 to 90 percent of people who die by suicide are suffering from a diagnosable mental illness |
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| According to the Office of Minority Health & Health Disparities African Americans - Less likely to experience a mental disorder than their white counterparts, are less likely to seek treatment, and When they do seek treatment, they are more likely to use the emergency room for mental health care |
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| An estimated 26.2 percent of Americans ages 18 and older — about one in four adults — suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year. |
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| Mental disorders are the leading cause of disability in the U.S. and Canada for ages 15-44. |
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Mood disorders include major depressive and bipolar disorders as well as schizophrenia
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| Approximately 20.9 million American adults, or about 9.5 percent of the U.S. population age 18 and older in a given year, have a mood disorder. |
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| The median age of onset for mood disorders is 30 years. |
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| Major Depressive Disorder is the third most common cause of disability in the U.S. for ages 15-44. |
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| While major depressive disorder can develop at any age, the median age at onset is 32. |
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| Major depressive disorder is more prevalent in women than in men. |
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| Bipolar disorder affects approximately 5.7 million American adults, or about 2.6 percent of the U.S. population age 18 and older in a given year. |
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| The median age of onset for bipolar disorders is 25 years. |
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