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STATISTICS ON MENTAL ILLNESS
SOURCES OF STATISTICS
National Institute of Mental Health; Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health; Congressional Record; USA Today - Health & Behavior "Families wait on the brink for help" by Laura Parker
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STATISTICS - if you know of more current figures or can suggest any changes please e-mail me: documentaries1@yahoo.com. Thank you.
The second leading cause of premature death among illnesses is mental disorders.
44.3 million American adults suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder.
10 million American adults have a major depressive disorder.
2.3 million American adults have a bipolar disorder.
2.2. million American adults have schizophrenia.
1 in 10 schizophrenics commit suicide
Less than 50% of shizophrenic and bipolar patients are treated.
558,922 mental patients in U.S. hospital in 1955
61,772 mental patients in U.S. hospitals in 1996
283,800 mentally ill in U.S. prisons/jails in 1998
547,800 mentally ill parolees in 1998
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