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Mental Health & Mental Illness

Image of middle-aged woman Mental disorders are common in the United States.

  • 57.7 million people in the United States have diagnosable mental disorders, including about one in four adults (National Institute of Mental Health).
  • Mental disorders are the leading cause of disability among ages 15-44 in the United States and Canada combined (World Health Organization).
  • The cost of lost earnings alone due to major mental disorders in the United States is around $193 billion each year (Kessler 2008).

Task Force Recommendations & Findings

This table lists interventions reviewed by the Community Guide, with Task Force findings for each (definitions of findings). Click on an underlined intervention title for a summary of the review.

Collaborative care for the management of depressive disorders Recommended
Interventions to Reduce Depression Among Older Adults
Home-based depression care management Recommended
Clinic-based depression care management Recommended
Community-based exercise interventions Insufficient Evidence

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Referenced Documents

Kessler RC, Berglund P, Demler O, et al. The epidemiology of major depressive disorder: results from the National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS-R). JAMA 2003;289(23):3095-105.



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The findings and conclusions on this page are those of the Task Force on Community Preventive Services and do not necessarily represent those of CDC.

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