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Mental Health in Indiana

Mental illnesses are physical brain disorders that profoundly disrupt a person's ability to think, feel, and relate to others and their environment. They are more common than cancer, diabetes, or heart disease. It is estimated that one in five families will be affected in their lifetime by a severe mental illness. Still, many fail to receive adequate treatment, support, or education regarding these illnesses.

The National Institute of Mental Health estimates that 26.2 percent of Americans ages 18 and older suffered from a diagnosable mental disorder in 2006. Many people suffer from more than one mental disorder at a given time. Nearly half (45 percent) of those with any mental disorder meet criteria for 2 or more disorders. Based on Indiana's estimated 2006 population of those ages 18 and older (4,735,891):

449,910 Hoosiers (9.5 percent) are diagnosed with a mood disorder, including:

• 317,305 diagnosed with major depressive disorder (6.7 percent)
• 123,133 diagnosed with bipolar disorder (2.6 percent)
• 71,038 diagnosed with dysthymic disorder (1.5 percent)

52,095 Hoosiers (1.1 percent) are diagnosed with schizophrenia

857,196 Hoosiers (18.1 percent) are diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, including:

• 127,869 diagnosed with panic disorder (2.7 percent)
• 47,359 diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder (1.0 percent)
• 165,756 diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder (3.5 percent)
• 146,813 diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder (3.1 percent)
• 322,040 diagnosed with social phobia (6.8 percent)

194,171 Hoosiers (4.1 percent) are diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Sources:

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), http://www.nimh.nih.gov/healthinformation/statisticsmenu.cfm

Stats Indiana, http://www.stats.indiana.edu/pop_totals_topic_page.html

Mental Illness is Physical!

Mental Illness is Treatable!

Recovery is Possible!

NAMI Indiana

P.O. Box 22697

Indianapolis, IN 46222-0697

(317) 925-9399

(800) 677-6442

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