Mental disorders are the leading cause of disability in the U.S. and Canada for ages 15-44 .
ADHD
Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity
Disorder
5% to 10%
Children 9 to 17. Estimates vary widely.
Alzheimer's Disease
3.8%
4.5 million
Most common cause of dementia in people age 65 and over
Anxiety disorders (3)
18.1%
40 million
Frequently co-occur with depressive disorders or substance abuse
Panic Disorder
2.7%
6 million
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
1.0%
2.2 million
Men and women equally likely to develop
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
3.5%
7.7 million
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
3.1%
6.8 million
Specific Phobia
8.7%
19.2 million
Autism
.34%
3.4 cases per thousand children 3-10
Mood Disorders (4)
9.5%
20.9 million
Major Depressive Disorder
6.7%
14.8 million
Leading cause of disability in America
Bipolar Disorder
2.6%
5.7 million
Men and women equally likely to develop
Eating Disorders
Anorexia Nervosa
0.5 to 3.7%
% of women affected sometime in lifetime
Bulimia Nervosa
1.1 to 4.2%
% of women affected sometime in lifetime
Binge Eating
2 to 5%
% of adults affected in a six-month period
Schizophrenia
1.1%
2.4 million
Men and women equally affected
Suicide
31,655 (2002)
More than 90% had a diagnosable mental disorder, most commonly substance abuse or a depressive disorder
1. Source: National Institute of Mental Health Web site http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/numbers.cfm#Dysthymic
2. American adults age 18 and older unless otherwise indicated
3. Panic, obsessive-compulsive, post-traumatic stress, generalized anxiety and phobias
4. Major depression, bipolar disorder, dysthymic disorder (chronic, mild depression persisting
4. two years in adults, one year in children)
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