One in five Americans mentally ill in past year: study
NEW YORK (Reuters) - One in five adults in the United States, or nearly 50 million people, suffered mental illnesses in the past year with Women and young adults suffering disproportionately, a government report released on Thursday found. The survey by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration found women were more likely than men (23 percent to 16.8 percent) to have experienced a mental illness, while the rate of mental illness among people aged 18 to 25 was twice that of those aged 50 and older. ... read more..
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