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| Facts on Depression Statistics | Depression Statistics in Teenage, Adolescent, Elderly...
Mental Disorder Statistics in America
 Mental disorders are common in the United States and internationally. A predictable 22.1 percent of Americans ages 18 and older-about 1 in 5 adults-suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year.
In addition, 4 of the 10 leading causes of disability in the U.S. and other developed countries are mental disorders-major depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. A lot of people suffer from more than one mental disorder at a given time.
The mental health commission concluded that one person in seven living in the United States, would at some or the other time require professional treatment for emotional disturbances.
In addition some 12% of school age children are clinically maladjusted and some 3-6 % of the aged population suffers from organic psychoses.
The statistic haven’t improved over the last several years in fact they reflect only the tip of the iceberg, many people live their lives, or episodes of their lives, in quite suffering and desperation needing but never seeking, professional intervention.
Depression Statistics
Depressive disorders encompass major depressive disorder, dysthymic disorder, and bipolar disorder.
Bipolar disorder is included because people with this illness have depressive episodes as well as manic episodes.
• Approximately 18.8 million American adults, or about 9.5 percent of the U.S. population age 18 and older in a given year, have a depressive disorder.
• Nearly twice as many women (12.0 percent) as men (6.6 percent) are affected by a depressive disorder each year. These statistics translate to 12.4 million women and 6.4 million men in the U.S.
• Depressive disorders may be appearing earlier in life in people born in recent decades compared to the past.
• Depressive disorders often co-occur with anxiety disorders and substance abuse.
Major Depression Statistics
• Major depressive disorder is the leading cause of disability in the U.S. and prescribed market economies worldwide.
• Major depressive disorder affects just about 9.9 million American adults, or about 5.0 percent of the U.S. population age 18 and older in a given year.
• Nearly twice as many women (6.5 percent) as men (3.3 percent) suffer from major depressive disorder each year. These statistics translate to 6.7 million women and 3.2 million men.
• While major depressive disorder can develop at any age, the average age at onset is the mid-twenties.
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