can't wait till these clowns look over mooslim countries
Posted on 09/05/2011 3:16:38 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Nearly half of all Americans experience mental illness at time point in life.
According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about half of all Americans will experience some form of mental health problems during their lifespan. THE CDC defined mental health problems as ranging from depression to post-traumatic stress disorder to suicide, noting that often these mental health problems are not addressed.
The new CDC report, “Mental Illness Surveillance Among Adults in the United States,” describes the extent of mental illness among U.S. adults and recommends increased efforts to monitor mental illness and anxiety disorders.
Most shocking from the report is the cost associated with treatment and loss of productivity.
There are “unacceptably high levels of mental illness in the United States,” said Ileana Arias, principal deputy director of the CDC. “Essentially, about 25 percent of adult Americans reported having a mental illness in the previous year. In addition to the high level, we were surprised by the cost associated with that — we estimated about $300 billion in 2002.”
It still remains unclear as to why there is a high rate of mental illness in the U.S. or what factors are influencing mental health.
It has been shown that mental disorders have a link to chronic illnesses, including cancer and heart disease. Additionally, psychiatric illness and other mental health issues are surrounded by stigma, which adds to the burden.
A 200 survey performed by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration found that about 11 million people experienced serious mental health illnesses during the past year. This represents about five percent of the population. Additionally, about 84 million Americans reported having suicidal thoughts and 2.2 million Americans made plans to kill themselves, over the past year. Unfortunately, about one million American attempted suicide last year, according to the report.
These numbers may seem alarming, but more importantly, it brings attention to an overlooked issue. Mental health illnesses are increasing in the U.S. and understanding for how to help people deal with them is important. Thus more programs should be made available to help people and their families.
LOL! Yeah. Something fishy is going on here with this “mental illness” stuff today. Of course, almost 50% of people living in this country do think that Barry is doing a swell job and still vote for the DemocRATS.
100% of liberal democrats
can't wait till these clowns look over mooslim countries
I can see where this is leading...
Mustn't have mentally challenged souls legally toting firearms out there now and they must be monitored and controlled by the state for the good of the whole.
Infantile males sucking anonymous male genitals sticking through the divider in a public restroom are considered sane
Anyone who joins the Tea Party is emotionally disturbed...
Got it.
“Liberalism is a mental disorder” ... Book title from Dr. Michael Savage Ph.D.
Too easy. Too easy.
This is crap.
Sure, I feel depression and anxiety at various points in my life. For God’s sake, these people define mental illness so loosely it is starting to give me the damned creeps.
What is the first thing they do to people in totalitarian regimes (China, Soviet Union etc.) to delegitimize them, when they want to avoid just taking them away and making them disappear for some reason.
Right. That person is mentally ill.
You and me both, brother.
Mental illness is hereditary
You get it from your kids
Oh yeah, you do bring back memories !
Head over heels crazy, do anything crazy !
Now, I get to watch the kids go through it :)
They want to use this to take away our firearms.
Indeed. (memorex/holiday tonite)
Probably the same in Europe. Not all of those traditionally Honorable people are left winged nutjobs. They don't agree with the direction they are going any more than the Americans.
It's a world wide attempt to corral Christians, conservatives, etc.
That sounds paranoid...oops. See there? I'm part of the 50% now.
And they post in DU. :)
ohhhh....
wasn’t even listening....
I’m a sick puppy today, head cold, nothing serious, though...
That explains the 52% who voted for the kenyan in ‘08.
Mustn't have mentally challenged souls legally toting firearms out there now and they must be monitored and controlled by the state for the good of the whole.
Their solution will be to make it harder for sane people to own guns.
And I know which half! See tagline for clue.
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