Mood disorders by the numbers, if you were overwhelmed with an anxiety, depression, anger or other
emotions, you are certainly not alone.
Among adults in the United States, nearly a 29 percent will have an anxiety disorder at some point
in their life, including phobias, 12 percent social and anxiety disorder, 12 percent, generalized
anxiety disorder six percent and panic disorder five percent.
As many as 25 percent will experience major depressive disorder during their lifetime.
In a given year, more than 45 million will experience and an anxiety disorder and more than 16 million
will experience major depressive disorder.
Women are 70 percent more likely to than men to experience depression and anxiety.
About eight percent experience anger so intense it leads to significant problems with slightly higher
rates for men than for women.