Statistics from Johns Hopkins Medicine
A Note: The sharing of these statistics is designed to affirm those whose live's and families are threads in the fabric of mental illness- you are seen, valued, and heard in this community. These statistics are shared to affirm the need for books portraying mental illness to be accessible to children at a young age- to shape a better future for adults and children alike.
A Note: The sharing of these statistics is designed to affirm those whose live's and families are threads in the fabric of mental illness- you are seen, valued, and heard in this community. These statistics are shared to affirm the need for books portraying mental illness to be accessible to children at a young age- to shape a better future for adults and children alike.
- An estimated 26% of Americans ages 18 and older -- about 1 in 4 adults -- suffers from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year.
- Many people suffer from more than one mental disorder at a given time. In particular, depressive illnesses tend to co-occur with substance abuse and anxiety disorders.
Approximately 9.5% of American adults ages 18 and over, will suffer from a depressive illness (major depression, bipolar disorder, or dysthymia) each year. - Women are nearly twice as likely to suffer from major depression than men. However, men and women are equally likely to develop bipolar disorder.
- While major depression can develop at any age, the average age at onset is the mid-20s.
- With bipolar disorder, which affects approximately 2.6% of Americans age 18 and older in a given year -- the average age at onset for a first manic episode is during the early 20s.
- Approximately about 18% of people ages 18- 54 in a given year, have an anxiety disorder in a given year. Anxiety disorders include: panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), and phobias (social phobia, agoraphobia, and specific phobia).
- Panic disorder typically develops in late adolescence or early adulthood.
- The first symptoms of OCD often begin during childhood or adolescence.
- GAD can begin at any time, though the risk is highest between childhood and middle age.
- Individuals with OCD frequently can have problems with substance abuse or depressive or eating disorders.
- Social phobia typically begins in childhood or adolescence.
