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January 4, 2008 Get Into These Words Of Wisdom!
Mental disorders are common in the United States and internationally. 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. When applied to the 2004 U.S. Census residential population estimate for ages 18 and older, this figure translates to 57.7 million people. Even though mental disorders are widespread in the population, the main burden of illness is concentrated in a much smaller proportion — about 6 percent, or 1 in 17 — who suffer from a serious mental illness. In addition, mental disorders are the leading cause of disability in the U.S. and Canada for ages 15-44. Many people suffer from more than one mental disorder at a given time. Nearly half (45 percent) of those with any mental disorder meet criteria for 2 or more disorders, with severity strongly related to comorbidity.
-The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
jaja
January 4, 2008 at 3:44 pm
Mental disorders are not a laughing matter. Most people don’t know that depression is a for of mental illness and we’ve all been there. I think Britney is going through it right now and it’s disgusting that the media will not let her deal with that in peace and privacy.
Chance
January 4, 2008 at 4:32 pm
Thank you for sharing that… in this age when we hear one jaw-dropping story after the next… we have to remember these people much like Brittany, Raz-B, Stokes could be suffering from mental illnesses. It’s serious and should be treated regardless of if the person has celebrity status or not.
THe thing is that mental illness is so widespread that society seems to be embracing it instead of promoting awareness and treatment.
Love you B. Scott!
Tonya
January 4, 2008 at 5:20 pm
I never knew the statistics on this subject. I have never taken this subject litely, I have suffered from depression and I know it is not a good place to be. Thanks for the info B. Scott, Double Kisses, Muah, Muah