5% of Adults Have Serious Mental Illness, Prevalence Highest in Rhode Island & Lowest in Hawaii
Hot 'Off The Wire' News for the Week of October 31, 2011
In 2008 and 2009, about 10.4 million American adults over age 18 experienced a serious mental illness (SMI), representing about 4.6% of all adults in the United States. SMI prevalence rates varied across the states. Rhode Island had the highest SMI rate—7.2% of the adults in the state; Hawaii had the lowest—3.5% of adults. A person diagnosed with a mental illness is considered to have SMI if symptoms of the condition have significantly decreased their ability to perform activities of daily living or independent activities of daily living... Full Article (all members)
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