In 2010: 20% of Americans have mental symptoms

A report by the US Department of Health and Drug Administration has revealed that 20% of adult Americans - more than 45 million people - in the past year have experienced symptoms of mental illness.

Of these, 4.8% (11 million people) suffered from serious mental illness, 8.4 million people had intention to commit suicide, 2.2 million people had suicidal plans, and 1 million people committed suicide unsuccessful.

Mental illness is on the rise in the United States. Illustration.

Nearly 20% (8.9 million) of people with this psychiatric symptom have abused psychotropic drugs (addictive, like drugs).

Of the 67,500 investigated men and women, it is possible to draw:

- Mental illness is common among unemployed people (27.7%) while in those with jobs only 17.1%.

- Women with mental illness more than men (23.8% compared to 15.6%)

- Young people have a higher rate of mental illness than people over 50 years old (30% compared to 13.7%).

- Only 37.9% of people with mental illness are treated.

Mrs. Pamele S. Hyde, in charge of the Department, commented: " The symptoms of mental illness affect the patients themselves, their families and the community. If not treated, they can become true patients, find drugs to relieve themselves and become addicted, have suicidal thoughts, reduce productivity and cause family problems '.

This phenomenon is very interested in American society.