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20 percent of U.S. adults has a mental illness
5:26 pm | January 19, 2012
This is the number of cases that occur each year, as revealed on Thursday an official report.
In addition, about 5 percent of the population suffers from a serious disorder with consequences for their work and family or social life. Mental illness is more common in women, young adults, unemployed and low income people, and drug abuse and alcohol is more than double the average for people with mental disorders in those who did not suffer, says the study, conducted by the Department of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services United States.
In addition, just under half of those affected with a mental health problem, and only 60 percent of those with severe disorders receive treatment each year, and 14 percent of adults receive any attention.
According to research, whites and Native Americans are treated much more easily than blacks, Hispanics or Asians, and 4 percent of adults with mental disorders have thoughts about suicide every year.
The other study revealing data indicates that only 40 percent of people who reported "unmet need" for mental health care said he could afford treatment.
For the research were interviewed 68,500 randomly selected Americans who lived in homes, nursing homes or shelters in 2010, but did not include people living in the street, active military, prisoners and hospital patients.