Wednesday 25 April 2012

Substance Abuse And Mental Health Services Administration-Government Report-Effects Of Stress

One in five Americans mentally ill in past year: study

NEW YORK (Reuters) - One in five adults in the United States, or nearly 50 million people, suffered mental illnesses in the past year with Women and Young Adults suffering disproportionately, a government report released on Thursday found. The survey by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration found women were more likely than men (23 percent to 16.8 percent) to have experienced a mental illness, while the rate of mental illness among people aged 18 to 25 was twice that of those aged 50 and older. ... read more..


For Sleep Struggles, Women Urged to Alter Routines

FRIDAY, March 2 (Healthday News) -- Driven to sleeplessness by the effects of stress and the demands of their own biology, Women are more likely than men to have serious sleep problems, experts say. read more..

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