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Depression, Anxiety, and Substance Abuse
As of 1991, 25% of persons aged 15-54 had an anxiety
disorder within their lifetime, 27% had an substance abuse/ dependence
disorder, and 19% had a mood disorder. (1)
Among this same age group, 17% experienced an anxiety
disorder and 11% experienced a mood disorder within the past year. (1)
About 52 million people, ages 15-54, have experienced an
alcohol, drug abuse, or mental health disorder in the past year. (1)
About 27% of individuals 15-24 years old had some type of
mental disorder within the past year. (1)
(1) Kessler, R.C., McGonagel, K.A., Zhao, S., Nelson,
C.B.,
Hughes, M., Eshleman, S., Whittchen, H.,U., Dendler, K.,S., 1994.
Lifetime and 12-month prevalence of DSM-III-R psychiatric disorders in the
United States. Archives of General Psychiatry 51: 8-19.
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