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INFO & RESOURCES
Messages From People With Mental Illness Mind Freedom - Personal Stories Recovery Diaries South Carolina Department of Mental Health Stories Stories of Hope & Recovery |
STORIES
 Grace Bialka "One day as if a switch flipped in my head, I decided I couldn’t take who I was anymore and an immediate change needed to happen. I felt so much shame around my appearance and behavior I could not stand to be the person I was any longer" >  Jen "Therapy has given me the courage to move forward and take on each day. I have the energy and confidence now. It has opened my eyes."  Leonard Frank "It was a task to rebuild my mind after coming out of the hospital. I immediately knew that I was going to have to do a lot of studying to get back to where I’d been"  Jeff Campbell " Therapy and the medication converging at the right time proved to be one of the most important things in my life. It would eventually pull me out from the deep water that filled my lungs." |
Stats & Facts About Common Depression & Anxiety Disorders -info gathered from the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (www.adaa.org) which will be one of the beneficiaries of our next big benefit December 9, 2017 - More specs soon! Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) GAD affects 6.8 million adults, or 3.1% of the U.S. population. Women are twice as likely to be affected as men. Panic Disorder 6 million, 2.7% Women are twice as likely to be affected as men. Very high comorbidity rate with major depression. Social Anxiety Disorder 15 million, 6.8% Equally common among men and women, typically beginning around age 13. According to a 2007 ADAA survey, 36% of people with social anxiety disorder report experiencing symptoms for 10 or more years before seeking help. Specific Phobias 19 million, 8.7% Women are twice as likely to be affected as men. Typically begins in childhood; the median age of onset is 7. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are closely related to anxiety disorders, which some may experience at the same time, along with depression. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) 2.2 million, 1.0% Equally common among men and women. The median age of onset is 19, with 25 percent of cases occurring by age 14. One-third of affected adults first experienced symptoms in childhood. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) 7.7 million, 3.5% Women are more likely to be affected than men. Rape is the most likely trigger of PTSD: 65% of men and 45.9% of women who are raped will develop the disorder. Childhood sexual abuse is a strong predictor of lifetime likelihood for developing PTSD. Major Depressive Disorder The leading cause of disability in the U.S. for ages 15 to 44.3 Affects more than 15 million American adults, or about 6.7 percent of the U.S. population age 18 and older in a given year. While major depressive disorder can develop at any age, the median age at onset is 32.5 More prevalent in women than in men. Persistent depressive disorder, or PDD, (formerly called dysthymia) is a form of depression that usually continues for at least two years. Affects approximately 1.5 percent of the U.S. population age 18 and older in a given year. (about 3.3 million American adults). The median age of onset is 31.1 |