Introduction to Chapter 4 EQ: What obstacles may I need to overcome to survive high school? About 22.1% of Americans ages 18 and older 1 in 5 adults suffer from a mental disorder 4 of 10 leading causes of disability are mental disorders 18.8 million adults (9.5%) have a depressive disorder Nearly twice as many women as men are affected Appearing early in life Co-occur with anxiety disorders and substance abuse 19.1 million adults Co-occur with depressive disorders, eating disorders, and substance abuse More than 1 Women more likely than men Equal have obsessive-compulsive disorder and social phobia 2.2 million adults Affects men and women with equal frequency Often first appears in men in their late teens or early 20s Often first appears in women in their 20s or 30s Females are more likely than males to develop a disorder 0.5%-3.7% of females suffer from anorexia 1.1%-4.2% suffer from bulimia 35% of males Binge-eating disorder have Most common mental disorder in children and adolescents About 2-3 times more boys than girls are affected Usually becomes evident in preschool or early elementary years Persists into adolescence and occasionally into adulthood Affects 1 to 2 per 1,000 people Develop in childhood and generally are apparent by age 3 4 times more common in boys than girls Girls however, tend to have more severe symptoms and greater cognitive impairment Most common cause of dementia among people age 65 and older Affects an estimated 4 million people Duration of illness, from onset of symptoms to death, averages 8-10 years More than 90% of people who commit suicide have a diagnosable mental disorder, commonly a depressive disorder or a substance abuse disorder 4 times as many men than women commit suicide; however, women attempt suicide 2-3 times as often as men 2nd leading cause of death among year olds