how many people are being treated for mental illness
About 50% of individuals with severe psychiatric disorders (3.5 million people) are receiving no treatment. SUMMARY: For the past 20 years, studies have consistently estimated that almost half of all individuals with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder are receiving no treatment for their mental illness at any given time.IMH also estimated that there are 2.6 million adults with schizophrenia (1.1% of the adult population) and 5.1 million adults with severe bipolar disorder (2.2% of adult population).