Anxiety, Panic
Attack, Anxiety Disorder Statistics
Anxiety Disorders affect 18.1 percent of adults in the United
States (approximately 40 million adults between the ages of 18
to 54).
According to "The Economic Burden of Anxiety Disorders," a
study commissioned by the ADAA and based on data gathered by
the association and published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry,
anxiety disorders cost the U.S. more than $42 billion a year,
almost one third of the $148 billion total mental health bill
for the U.S.
More than $22.84 billion of those costs are associated with
the repeated use of healthcare services, as those with anxiety
disorders seek relief for symptoms that mimic physical illnesses.
People with an anxiety disorder are three-to-five times more
likely to go to the doctor and six times more likely to be hospitalized
for psychiatric disorders than non-sufferers.
NUMBERS AND PERCENTAGES REFER TO ADULT U.S. POPULATION AFFECTED.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder: 6.8 million,
3.1%.
- Women are twice as likely to be afflicted than men (we
believe the number of men who struggle with generalized
anxiety is much higher because many don't report it to
their doctors).
- Very likely to be co-exist with other disorders.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: 2.2 million,
1.0%.
- It is equally common among men and women.
- One third of afflicted adults had their first symptoms in
childhood.
- In 1990 OCD cost the U.S. 6% of the total $148 billion mental
health bill.
Panic Disorder: 6 million, 2.7%.
- Women are twice as likely to be afflicted than men (we
believe the number of men who struggle with panic disorder
is much higher because many don't report it to their doctors).
- Often co-exists with depression.
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: 7.7 million,
3.5%.
- Women are more likely to be afflicted than men.
- Rape is the most likely trigger of PTSD, 65% of men and 45.9%
of women who are raped will develop the disorder.
- Childhood sexual abuse is a strong predictor of lifetime
likelihood for developing PTSD.
Social Anxiety Disorder: 15 million, 6.8%.
- It is equally common among men and women.
Specific Phobia affects: 19 million, 8.7%.
- Women are twice as likely to be afflicted as men.
SOURCE: Anxiety Disorders Association of America
Here is a listing of common anxiety
symptoms. |
