These illnesses are really a young person’s disease - but we don’t think about them that way because the average time between the onset of symptoms and when people seek treatment is 11 years. Twenty-five percent of mental illness begins by age 14, 75% by age 24. Most of these illnesses strike in adolescence - making school, work and sometimes even daily tasks difficult or almost impossible. That’s about 1 in every 4 Americans.īrain disorders, like bipolar disorder or anxiety, affect the brain’s messaging system - which in turn affects behavior. About 26% of Americans suffers from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year. My family is typical in another way also, because one of us has a mental illness. We love living in Greenville, surrounded by wonderful friends from school, church and the community. I’m writing today as a member of a typical American family.
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