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Research Notes on Impact of Mood Disorders and Depressive Illnesses
Mood disorders and depressive illnesses are serious medical conditions that disrupt a person's thinking, feeling, mood, and daily functioning.1 An estimated one in four American adults suffers from a mental disorder.2 Mood disorders impact work performance and family life.3
Fast Facts:
- Mood disorders include major depression, dysthymic disorder, and bipolar disorder.
- It is estimated that by 2020, major depression will be the leading cause of disability in the world for women and children.1
- Each year in the United States the economic cost of untreated mental illness is more than 100 billion dollars.1
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Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 National Alliance on Mental Illness: What is Mental Illness: Mental Illness Facts
- ↑ National Institute of Mental Health: The Numbers Count: Mental Disorders in America
- ↑ American Journal of Psychiatry: Mood Disorders and Workplace Performance: Half a Loaf (Sept. 2006)
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- Contributor: Nicole Kinsey
- Reviewer: Emily Lapkin
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Nicole Kinsey
- Reviewer: Emily Lapkin
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Impact of Mood Disorders, Impact of Mood Disorders and Depressive Illness
- Last update: Jan. 9, 2009
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