Mental Illness affects 50% of Americans during their lifetime — read more.
Approximately 67% of all people with a diagnosable mental illness do not seek treatment.
40% of all disability cases involve a mental illness.
Suicide is the eleventh leading cause of death in the US and the third leading cause of death in the US and the third leading cause for people ages 10-24 years.
One out of five patient's in the United States seeking a doctor's care has an anxiety disorder such as panic attacks.
Each year 8 - 14 million people in the United States suffer from depression. Approximately 20% of the entire population will experience at least on occurance of major depression during their lifetimes.
30 Minutes of exercise a day can help you be more mentally balanced and sharp by reducing stress hormones and increasing oxygen flow.
It is quite common to have one mental disorder be accompanied by others; like people with OCD tend to develop depression over time.
There are now genes associated with most mental health disorders; by getting your genes sequenced, you can assess your biological inclination to various diseases.
18 million US citizens have a serious mental illness.
What you eat has a profound impact on your Brain health; Omega oils and anti-oxidants help with proper functioning; sugars, starch and alcohol impede it.
Most pharmaceutical companies offer medication assistance programs for people who cannot afford their medications. See www.pparx.org for more information.
Many people who suffer from insomnia also suffer from anxiety and/or depression.
There are very few reliable physical tests for diagnosing most mental disorders, mis-diagnosis can be common; always get a second opinion.
Anxiety can cause Obesity (otherwise known as Stress Eating).
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