STATISTICS
The number of classified forms of mental illness is reported to be over this amount.
200
This mental disorder causes people to lose pleasure from daily life.
Depression
A mental disorder characterized by persistent, excessive and unrealistic worry about everyday life.
Generalized Anxiety
This mental disorder is characterized by an ongoing pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity that interferes with functioning or development.
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
A set of negative and often unfair beliefs that a society or group of people have about something.
Stigmas
The fraction of adults affected by mental illness.
1/4
A mental disorder characterized by persistent symptoms that develop after experiencing a traumatic event such as war, rape, abuse, etc…
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
A mental disorder defined by recurrent and disturbing thoughts and/or repetitive, ritualized behaviors that a person feels driven to perform.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
A mental disorder described as having a persistent, extreme and/or irrational fear of an object or situation.
Phobia(s)
This type of therapy focuses on changing problematic behaviors, feelings and thoughts by discovering where their meanings and motivations are coming from.
Psychotherapy
This is the approximate number of Americans that are reported to have a mental illness in any given year.
60 millions
This emotional disorder is characterized by recurring episodes of compulsive overeating, or consuming abnormal amounts of food while feeling unable to stop.
Binge Eating
An emotional disorder defined as having an obsessive desire to lose weight by means of self-starvation
Anorexia
This emotional disorder is characterized by extreme overeating, followed by depression and self-induced purging, fasting or exercise.
Bulimia
This short-term, goal-oriented treatment takes a hands-on, practical approach in problem-solving to change patterns of thinking or behavior.
Cognitive-Behavioral
The percent of children who are affected by a mental illness.
20%
This mental disorder is characterized by a profound disruption in cognition and emotion.
Schizophrenia
A complex condition characterized by impairments in social interaction, communication and forming relationships with other people.
Autism
This mental disorder involves one or more episodes of serious mania and depression.
Bipolar Disorder
The 5th stage of the grieving process, this follows depression.
Acceptance
85% of the reported cases of this eating disorder are found in women.
Bulimia
Mental illness refers to a wide range of mental health conditions that affect these three things.
Mood, Thinking and Behavior
Example of these disorders are Depression and Bipolar.
Mood Disorders
Following denial and anger comes this, the third stage in the grieving process.
Bargaining
This is still the biggest barrier that prevents people from getting treatment or retaining their treatment when it comes to mental health.
Stigmas