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JAMA. 2005;294:2293.

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MMWR. 2005;54:841-842

Mental illness contributes a substantial burden of disease worldwide. Globally, approximately 450 million persons suffer from mental disorders,¹ and one fourth of the world’s population will develop a mental or behavioral disorder at some point during their lives.² Mental disorders account for approximately 25% of disability in the United States, Canada, and Western Europe and are a leading cause of premature death.^1,3 In the United States, approximately 22% of the U.S. adult population has one or more diagnosable mental disorders in a given year.³ The estimated lifetime prevalences for mental disorders among the U.S. adult population are approximately 29% for anxiety disorders, 25% for impulse-control disorders, 21% for mood disorders, 15% for substance-use disorders, and 46% for any of these disorders.⁴ In addition, an estimated one in 10 children in the United States has a mental disorder that causes some level of impairment.⁵ The effects of mental illness . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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