- One in every five
Americans experiences a mental disorder in any given year, but only
half seek treatment.
- Depression and anxiety
disorders-- the most prevalent mental illnesses - are each estimated
to affect more than 19 million people every year.
- According to the historic
U.S. Surgeon General's report on mental health, major depressive disorders
account for about 20-35% of all deaths by suicide.
- Up to half of all patients seen every day by primary care providers
suffer from a mental illness, most often depression.
- Currently, clinical
depression is one of America's most costly medical illnesses, resulting
in economic losses due to absenteeism from work, lost productivity and
direct treatment costs.
- By 2020, the World
Health Organization estimates that depression will be the second leading
cause of premature death or disability worldwide.
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