More than 1 in 14 jail inmates has a mental illness. An estimated 19.9 million Americans, 8.8 percent of the population, experience phobias. About 9.1 million, 5.1 percent of the population, live with major depression. Up to 25 percent of the population with AIDS will develop AIDS- related cognitive dysfunction. Mental disorders can be treated effectively if access to healthcare coverage and services is available for you and your family.
Depression Can appear at any age and is one of the most common and treatable illnesses.
One in four women and one in 10 men can expect to develop depression during their lifetime. Eighty to 90 percent of those who suffer from depression can be effectively treated and nearly all people who receive treatment derive some benefit. Usually strikes before the age of 35 and will affect nearly 1 in 100 people. Among the most treatable of the psychiatric illnesses and with the correct medication the number and intensity of episodes can be decreased for 70 percent of the people in treatment. Treatment consists of different medications and therapies with a 75 percent to 90 percent effectiveness.