Those who REALLY feel the Obama administration is behind the school shooting or welcome it ; need to have your guns confiscated because you are mentally ill. I'm dead serious about that- that is some really sick thinking. Here are the statistics - Mental Disorders in AmericaMental disorders are common in the United States and internationally.
An estimated 26.2 percent of Americans ages 18 and older — about one in four adults — suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year.1 When applied to the 2004 U.S. Census residential population estimate for ages 18 and older, this figure translates to 57.7 million people.
2 Even though mental disorders are widespread in the population, the main burden of illness is concentrated in a much smaller proportion —
about 6 percent, or 1 in 17 — who suffer from a serious mental illness.1 In addition, mental disorders are the leading cause of disability in the U.S. and Canada.
3 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, with severity strongly related to comorbidity.
1In the U.S., mental disorders are diagnosed based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition (DSM-IV).
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