"A majority (65%) of U.S. adults has seen a primary care physician within the past 12 months, yet only 12% have seen a mental health counselor or therapist. Despite this, about 9 in 10 adults (89%) feel that mental health and physical health are equally important for their own overall health. However, more than half (56%) say that, in our current healthcare system, physical health is treated as more important than mental health, and less than one-third (28%) feel that mental and physical health are treated equally...
Overall, one-third of adults have ever been diagnosed with a mental health condition by a health care professional, with the most common diagnoses being depression (21%) and anxiety/panic disorder (20%). While only a third of adults have ever been diagnosed, nearly half (47%) admit that they have thought they may have had a mental health condition at some point. Nearly a third (31%) presumed they had anxiety/panic disorder (31%), while more than a quarter (28%) considered that they may have depression."
http://www.afsp.org/news-events/in-the-news/surveyresults
It's not just the social deviants.
Let's rethink our image of mental illness, and recognize the ubiquity of mental health and wellness.
Related: People with mental illness are more likely to experience violence than cause it.
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