Mental Health Facts and Statistics

Many types of mental illness vary in severity. The two broad categories used to define conditions include:

• Any Mental Illness (AMI): Encompasses all known mental illnesses and varies in impact and level of impairment (mild to severe).
• Severe Mental Illness (SMI): A smaller and more severe subcategory of AMI. These mental illnesses cause severe functional impairment and interfere with or limit one or more major life activities.

AMI was more prevalent among adults who reported two or more races (31.7%), with white adults trailing at 22.2%. It was lowest amongst Asian adults at 14.4%.

The further you go north in the U.S., the more common SAD is. For example, SAD is seven times more common in Washington State compared to Florida

Many people with SAD report having a close relative with a mental disorder such as severe depressive disorder (55 percent) or alcohol abuse (34 percent).

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Anxiety disorders affect 18.1% of the U.S. adult population (40 million adults), making them the most common form of mental illness.
https://adaa.orglunderstanding-anxiety/facts-statistics

Anxiety disorders affect 18.1% of the U.S. adult population (40 million adults), making them the most common form of mental illness.
https://adaa.orglunderstanding-anxiety/facts-statistics

Those suffering from anxiety disorders are 3-5 times more likely to see a doctor. They are six times more likely to be hospitalized for their illness than those without anxiety.
https://adaa.orglunderstanding-anxiety/facts-statistics

Risk factors for anxiety disorders include genetics, brain chemistry, personality, and life events.
https://adaa.orglunderstanding-anxiety/facts-statistics

Women are twice as likely to develop an anxiety disorder compared to men.
https://www.healthgrades.com/right-carelanxiety- disorders/9-surprising-facts-about-anxiety

Risk factors for anxiety disorders include genetics, brain chemistry, personality, and life events.
https://adaa.orglunderstanding-anxiety/facts-statistics

Common types of anxiety disorders include generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, separation anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, and autism.
https://rogersbh.org/anxiety-facts

Mood and anxiety disorders occur at higher rates amongst those with arthritis. Feelings of frustration may transpose into depression because of an inability to be social and perform daily activities.
https://www.mhanational.org/chronic-pain-and-mental-health

Those with multiple sclerosis are two times more likely to develop major depressive disorder than those without.
https://www.mhanational.org/chronic-pain-and-mental-health

Studies found 10% to 87%of those with chronic pain showed symptoms of depression.
https://coloradopaincare.com/how-does-chronic-pain-impact-your-mental-health!

Studies have found that depression can makefeelings of pain morenoticeable and unpleasant.
https://www.ptcoa.com/chronic-pain-mental-health-what-should-you-know

Depression is the most common type of mental health condition amongst older adults
https://www.cdc.govlaging/pdf/mental_health.pdf