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Statistics
Mental Illness in Durham County and Beyond...
In Durham County...
In the United States...
In the World...
For more info, contact NAMI-NC.
- More than 2,000 people in Durham County could be classified as having a severe or persistent mental illness such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or major depression. Since 1985, Threshold, a day rehabilitation program, has given residents of Durham County with mental illness an opportunity to help themselves. Threshold is modeled after New York's, Fountain House (link). The goal is to provide effective, community based rehabilitiation for persons with mental illness.
- Almost 400,000 people suffer from schizophrenia and clinical depression.
- 4.1 million workdays are lost annually due to clinical depression.
In the United States...
- About 10% of the adult population use mental health services in the health sector in any given year, with another 5% seeking such services from social service agencies, schools or religious or self-help groups.
- The cost of mental illness to society, including lost productivity, absenteeism and substance abuse, exceeds $180 billion per year.
- For about 1 in 5 Americans, adulthood - a time for achieving productive vocations and for sustaining close relationships at home and in the community - is interrupted by mental illness.
- Percentages of the Adult population (ages 18 and above) with
severe mental disorders:
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- More than 2 million people are affected by schizophrenia in any given year, and only 1 in 5 recovers completely. An estimated 1 in 10 people with the illness dies by suicide.
- Mood disorders such as major depression and manic-depression (bipolar disorder) affect nearly 18 million adults each year.
- More than 90% of people who kill themselves have a diagnosable mental disorder, commonly a depressive disorder or a substance abuse disorder.
- Nearly twice as many women (12%) as men (6.6%) are affected by a depressive disorder each year.
In the World...
- Four of the ten leading causes of disability for persons age 5 and older are mental disorders.
- Among developing nations, including the United States , major depression is the leading cause of disability. Also near the top of these rankings are manic-depressive illness, schizophrenia and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
- Among developing nations, mental disorders collectively account for more than 15 percent of the overall burden of disease from all causes and slightly more than the burden associated with all forms of cancer.
For more info, contact NAMI-NC.
