According to the National Institute of Mental Health, an estimated 26.2 percent of Americans ages 18 and older — about one in four adults — suffer from a diagnosable mental health disorder in a given year. That is nearly 60 million people. These mental health disorders are the leading cause of disability in the U.S.

Mental Health Fact Sheet

Clinical depression is one of the most common mental illnesses, affecting more than 19 million Americans each year.

Depression causes people to lose pleasure from daily life, can complicate other medical conditions, and can even be serious enough to lead to suicide.

Depression can occur to anyone, at any age, and to people of any race or ethnic group.

Depression is never a “normal” part of life, no matter what your age, gender or health situation.

Take the Mental Health America Depression Screening Test

Anxiety disorders are among the most common mental illnesses in America; more than 40 million are affected by these debilitating illnesses each year.

Learn about anxiety disorders at Mental Health America