Where is our Mind? Mental Health in America
by Alejandro Esquino Gomez on Sep 26, 2014 | Views: 186 | Score: 1
| with any mental illness | with a serious mental illness | |
|---|---|---|
| American Adults | 18.2 | 4 |
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by Alejandro Esquino Gomez on Sep 26, 2014 | Views: 186 | Score: 1
Nearly a fifth of Americans suffer from some sort of mental illness (e.g. depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia). Of these 42.5 million people, 9.3 million suffer from a serious mental illness. This means that the illness affects their day to day functioning (e.g. going to work).