A student is teaching a class on the impact of mental health on the community. The student should include which of the following information in the presentation?
1. An estimated 25% of the population of the United States will experience a diagnosable mental illness in any given year.
2. The incidence of depression is expected to decrease within the next ten years.
3. Mental illness is an increasing problem only in the more populated areas of the world.
4. Post-traumatic stress disorder is the most common of the anxiety disorders.
Answer: 1
Explanation: 1. In the United States an estimated quarter of adults experience a diagnosable mental illness in any given year. The lifetime risk of major depression in the United States is 16.5%. Mental illness is a growing problem throughout the world. Phobias, not post-traumatic stress disorder, are the most common anxiety disorder.
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