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An estimated 26.2 percent of Americans ages 18 and older — about one in four adults — suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder (e.g., anxiety disorder) in a given year.
Approximately 40 million American adults ages 18 and older, or about 18.1 percent of people in this age group in a given year, have an anxiety disorder (panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and phobias like social phobia, agoraphobia, and specific phobia).
Most people with one anxiety disorder also have another anxiety disorder. Nearly three-quarters of those with an anxiety disorder will have their first episode by age 21.5
Approximately 6 million American adults ages 18 and older, or about 2.7 percent of people in this age group in a given year, have Panic Disorder.
Approximately 2.2 million American adults age 18 and older, or about 1.0 percent of people in this age group in a given year, have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
Approximately 6.8 million American adults, or about 3.1 percent of people age 18 and over, have Generalized Anxiety Disorder in a given year.
Approximately 15 million American adults age 18 and over, or about 6.8 percent of people in this age group in a given year, have Social Phobia.
Approximately 7.7 million American adults age 18 and older, or about 3.5 percent of people in this age group in a given year, have PTSD.
Depression (Major Depressive Disorder) is the leading cause of disability in the U.S. for ages 15-44.
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Depression disorder affects approximately 14.8 million American adults, or about 6.7 percent of the U.S. population age 18 and older in a given year.
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While Depression disorder can develop at any age, the median age at onset is 32
ADHD, one of the most common mental disorders in children and adolescents, also affects an estimated 4.1 percent of adults, ages 18-44, in a given year.
www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/the-numbers-count-mental-disorders-in-america/index.shtml#MajorDepressive
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