anxiety statistics
Anxiety disorders are more common
than you think…
Startling Anxiety Facts

Ø
Anxiety disorders affect about
40 million
American adults age 18 years and older. That’s about 18% of the
population in a given year.
1
Ø
Anxiety disorders are the
number one mental health problem in
America, surpassing even
depression in numbers.
2
Ø
Women suffer from anxiety and stress almost twice
as much as men.
3
Ø
Anxiety is the
most common
mental health issue facing seniors.
4
Ø
Anxiety disorders cost the U.S. workplace
$46.6 billion
annually; 88% of this figure is from lost productivity.
5
Ready To Conquer Anxiety?
Click here to learn
how to get started now.
Your Results are Guaranteed!
1 National Institute of Mental Health.
Kessler RC, Chiu WT, Demler O, Walters EE.
Archives of General Psychiatry,
2005 Jun;62(6):617-27.
,3
National Institute of Mental Health. Based on 7/1/98 U.S. Census
resident population estimate of 143.3 million, age 18-54.
4 University of Texas-Houston, Health Science
Center.
5 Based on 1990 figures of direct and indirect costs.
July 1999 Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.
Note: Bold formatting added by the National Institute of
Anxiety and Stress, Inc.
|