So, that means only 6.25% of the population last year had a serious disorder?
Mmmmmm, that sounds about right!! Or possibly a bit low! LOL!
Pa
----- Original Message -----
From: DLancer7676@cs.com
To: spridgets@autox.team.net ; midgetsprite@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 4:36 AM
Subject: [midgetsprite] Mentally Ill
I received this interesting note this morning. Even more interesting is
that
probably most of the 1/4 are listers. Probably in the "serious disorder"
category. What would you call it?. . .Hmmm. . .Spridgetobsessionitis? <G>
David C.
http://www.commercialappeal.com/mca/nation_and_world/article/0,1426,MCA_454
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35591,00.html
By Rick Weiss
Washington Post
June 7, 2005
One-quarter of all Americans met the criteria for having a mental illness
within the past year, and fully a quarter of those had a "serious" disorder
that
significantly disrupted their ability to function day-to-day, according to
the
largest and most detailed survey of the nation's mental health, published
Monday
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