Statistics about Depression

Prior to starting this blog I never really realized how big of an issue Depression is. And even more startling is the the increase in number every year, not just in adults, but as well as adolescents and children as young as age 5.

Colleges are facing issues because more and more students are starting their college careers and have alredy been diagnosed for depression. Teenagers, and childrean are already being treated for depression before they have even gone out into the real world. It’s a huge scare because we have seen all the rage going on recently in college campuses. I am fully commited to reaching out to as many kids as possible and give them encouragement and empowerement to realize that we are all meant for greatness. My personal break through was because someone took the time to speak positive words I had never heard before. 23 yrs I had never heard anyone speak like that and the rest is history.

Here are some more stats I found:

• An estimated 22.1 percent of Americans ages 18 and older(about 1-5 adults) suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year.
• Approximately 18.8 million American adults, or about 9.5% of the U.S. population age 18 and older in a given year, have depressive disorder.
• Nearly twice as many women (12%) as men (6.6%) are affected by a depressive disorder each year. These figures translate to 12.4 million women and 6.4 million men in the U.S.
• Only 20 percent of people who develop depression receive adequate treatment
• 16 percent of adults will experience depression at some age
• Most of the research result in depression has proved that onset of depression is occurring in earlier ages than in past decades.
• Nearly 2.5% of children in the U.S suffer from depression
• 8.3% of adolescents suffer from depression