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4 sourced facts about psychology and mental health, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.
Answerabout 23.1% (59.3 million people)
More than one in five U.S. adults experienced some form of mental illness in a given year.
Source: National Institute of Mental Health (2022) nimh.nih.gov
Answer18-25 year-olds, at 36.2%
Young adults reported notably higher rates of mental illness than older age groups in 2022.
Source: National Institute of Mental Health (2022) nimh.nih.gov
Answerabout 50.6%
Just over half of adults with a mental illness got treatment, meaning nearly as many did not.
Source: National Institute of Mental Health (2022) nimh.nih.gov
Answerwomen, at 26.4% vs 19.7% for men
Women consistently report higher rates of mental illness diagnoses than men in national surveys.
Source: National Institute of Mental Health (2022) nimh.nih.gov