One day, Tessa Gallo was a typical sixth-grader, performing in school plays, running on the track team, goofing around with her two sisters and giggling with girlfriends at sleepovers. The next, said her mother, Teresa, “She was psychotic and mentally retarded.” In bizarre and frightening scenes, Tessa acted as frantic as a caged animal, darting […]
New data displaying snapshots of mental illness in state-by-state breakdowns are the most recent announcement from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
Every year, about 42.5 million American adults (or 18.2 percent of the total adult population in the United States) suffers from some mental illness, enduring conditions such as depression, bipolar disorder or schizophrenia, statistics released Friday reveal.
As millions of Americans gain health coverage through the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion, experts say their higher rates of mental health and substance abuse disorders will be difficult to treat due to a lack of counselors and behavioral therapists who accept Medicaid patients.
Fewer teens smoke but more are depressed; fewer teens and young adults abuse pain meds.