BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR

MENTAL ILLNESSES

INCORRECT DIAGNOSES

MENTAL ILLNESS FACTS

• One in four adults: approximately 61.5 million Americans: experiences mental illness in a given year
• One in 17−about 13.6 million: live with a serious mental illness such as schizophrenia, major depression or bipolar disorder
• Approximately 20 percent of youth ages 13 to 18 experience severe mental disorders in a given year
• For ages 8 to 15, the estimate is 13 percent
• Approximately 18.1 percent of American adults−about 42 million people−live with anxiety disorders

GOALS

• To bring joy to people with mental illnesses lives
• To bring joy to the people around them
• Lessening the pain of mental illnesses
• Scientific breakthroughs here and there
• Understanding and improving treatments