Showing posts with label depression screening. Show all posts
Showing posts with label depression screening. Show all posts

Friday, October 2, 2009

Our nation's mental health....

Did you know that about one in four adults suffers from a mental illness in any given year?  In fact in any given year, 9.5 percent of the population, or about 18.8 million American adults, suffer from a depressive illness. Major depression is as debilitating as having diabetes, heart disease or congestive heart failure. And sadly, most people with a depressive illness do not seek treatment.