“You have too much at stake to hesitate. You ought not to think an hour upon the matter, but to spring to action at once…Now our time and turn is come, and perhaps the finishing stroke is reserved for us. When we look back on the dangers we have been saved from, and reflect on the success we have been blessed with, it would be sinful either to be idle or to despair.”
From “The Crisis No. IV”, by Thomas Paine, 1777
There’s a lot going on, here.
Mental illness among whites (the distinct and separate race known as Homo Neanderthalensis) is from half again greater to over four times greater than it is among other races.
Mental illness is more than half again greater among females than it is among males.
Most of it is the fact that the damage from purportedly-harmless low-wavelength microwave radiation is, in fact, cumulative and dose-dependent.
Don’t you think it’s time that we moved past this as a species?
It’s cheering to think that we’re less than 200 years into the technology scam.
THE DATA
From 1987 to 2007, the number of individuals who received disability payments because of mental health problems more than doubled.
From 1990-92 to 2001-2003, the percentage of U.S. citizens who were mentally ill increased by 64% , from 12.2% to 20.1%.
From 2005 to 2017, depression among adolescents aged 12 to 17 in the U.S. increased by 52%.
From 1997 to 1999 vs. 2007 to 2009, the prevalence of self-reported mental health disability in the United States increased by 35%, from 2.0% to 2.7%.
From 2007 to 2019, Hospitalizations for Mental Health Issues among those aged 5 to 19 in California increased by 56%, from 3.4 to 5.3.
From 2008 to 2017, psychological distress among U.S. adults aged 18 to 25 increased by 71% .
From 2008 to 2017, the rate of suicide-related thoughts and outcomes among young adults in the U.S. increased by 47% .
From 2009 to 2019, the percentage of the U.S. populace that was mentally ill increased by 4%, from 20% to 20.78%.
From 2009 to 2017, depression among young adults aged 18 to 25 in the U.S. increased by 63%.
From 2017 to 2019, the percentage of the U.S. populace that was mentally ill increased by 9.3%, from 19% to 20.78%. Banyanmentalhealth.com said it was because of “social media”.
From 2019 to 2021, the percentage of U.S. asians aged 18–44 who had received any treatment for their mental health in the past 12 months increased by 80% , from (6.0% to 10.8%.)
From 2019 to 2021, the percentage of U.S. men aged 18–44 who had received any treatment for their mental health in the past 12 months increased by 35.8% , from 13.1% to 17.8%.
From 2019 to 2021, the percentage of U.S. whites aged 18–44 who had received any treatment for their mental health in the past 12 months increased by 27.7% , from (23.8% to 30.4%.)
From 2019 to 2021, the percentage of U.S. women aged 18–44 who had received any treatment for their mental health in the past 12 months increased by 20.2 %, from 23.8% to 28.6%.
From 2019 to 2021, the percentage of U.S. blacks aged 18–44 who had received any treatment for their mental health in the past 12 months increased by 19.4%, from (12.4% to 14.8%.)
From 2019 to 2021, the percentage of U.S. hispanics aged 18–44 who had received any treatment for their mental health in the past 12 months increased by 9.4% (11.7% to 12.8%.)
From 2019 to 2020, the percentage of U.S. men aged 18–44 who had received any treatment for their mental health in the past 12 months increased by 20.6% , from 13.1% to 15.8%.
From 2019 to 2020, the percentage of U.S. women aged 18–44 who had received any treatment for their mental health in the past 12 months increased by 9.2% , from 23.8% to 26%.
In 2019, the percentage of U.S. whites aged 18–44 who had received any treatment for their mental health in the past 12 months was 296.6% greater than asians (23.8% vs. 6%).
In 2019, the percentage of U.S. whites aged 18–44 who had received any treatment for their mental health in the past 12 months was 103% greater than hispanics (23.8% vs. 11.7%).
In 2019, the percentage of U.S. whites aged 18–44 who had received any treatment for their mental health in the past 12 months was 91.9% greater than blacks (23.8% vs. 12.4%).
In 2019, the percentage of U.S. women aged 18–44 who had received any treatment for their mental health in the past 12 months was 80% greater than men (23.6% vs. 13.1%)
In 2019, serious mental illness in the U.S. was 67% higher among females than it was among males (6.5% vs. 3.9%).
In 2019, mental illness in the U.S. was 50% higher among females than it was among males (24.5% vs. 16.3%).
In 2019 20.78% of the U.S. populace was mentally ill.
In 2019, 5.2% of the U.S. populace was seriously mentally ill.
From 2020 to 2021, the percentage of U.S. men aged 18–44 who had received any treatment for their mental health in the past 12 months increased by 12.6% , from 15.8% to 17.8%.
From 2020 to 2021, the percentage of U.S. women aged 18–44 who had received any treatment for their mental health in the past 12 months increased by 10% , from 26% to 28.6%.
In 2020, the percentage of U.S. whites aged 18–44 who had received any treatment for their mental health in the past 12 months was 228% greater than asians (26.9% vs. 8.2%).
In 2020, the percentage of U.S. whites aged 18–44 who had received any treatment for their mental health in the past 12 months was 127.9% greater than hispanics (26.9% vs. 11.8%).
In 2020, the percentage of U.S. women aged 18–44 who had received any treatment for their mental health in the past 12 months was 64% greater than men (26% vs. 15.8%)
In 2020, the percentage of U.S. whites aged 18–44 who had received any treatment for their mental health in the past 12 months was 58.2% greater than blacks (26.9% vs. 17%).
In 2021, the percentage of U.S. whites aged 18–44 who had received any treatment for their mental health in the past 12 months was 181.5% greater than asians (30.4% vs. 10.8%).
In 2021, the percentage of U.S. whites aged 18–44 who had received any treatment for their mental health in the past 12 months was 137.5% greater than hispanics (30.4% vs. 12.8%).
In 2021, the percentage of U.S. whites aged 18–44 who had received any treatment for their mental health in the past 12 months was 105% greater than blacks (30.4% vs. 14.8%).
In 2021, the percentage of U.S. women aged 18–44 who had received any treatment for their mental health in the past 12 months was 60% greater than men (28.6% vs. 17.8%)
THE ARTICLES
A recent report revealed a more than 2-fold increase in the number of individuals who received disability payments because of mental health problems between 1987 and 2007.16 Whitaker R. Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America. 1st ed New York, NY: Crown Publishers; 2010 [PubMed] [Google Scholar] [Ref list]
In 2005, the New England Journal of Medicine said “Overall, 12.2% of the US population age 18–54 received treatment for emotional problems in 1990–2 and 20.1% in 2001–3 (p < .001).”
From 1990-92 to 2001-2003, the percentage of U.S. citizens who were mentally ill increased by 64%, from 12.2% to 20.1%.
In 2006, the National Institute of Health said “Mood disorders and schizophrenia were the most common reasons for mental health hospital stays—responsible for 82 percent of all mental health hospitalizations. In 2006, there were approximately 1.4 million hospitalizations specifically for MH conditions.”
"In 2010, Reuters said “More than 45 million Americans, or 20 percent of U.S. adults, had some form of mental illness last year, and 11 million had a serious illness, U.S. government researchers reported on Thursday.”
A current article on mhanational.org says “In 2019-2020, 20.78% of adults were experiencing a mental illness. That is equivalent to over 50 million Americans.”
From 2009 to 2019, the percentage of the U.S. populace that was mentally ill increased by 4%, from 20% to 20.78%.
On July 1, 2021, banyanmentalhealth.com headlined an article on increasing mental illness by questioning “Is Mental Illness on The Rise?”
The uncredited article goes on to say “Mental illness is on the rise among adolescents and young adults, and factors like social media may be the leading cause. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, nearly one in five U.S. adults had a mental illness in 2019 (51.5 million people).”
The article goes on to say "Between 2017 and 2018, 19% of adults experienced a mental illness, an increase of 1.5 million adults with mental illnesses from the previous year.2
Rates of depression increased by 52% between 2005 and 2017 among adolescents aged 12 to 17 years old.3
Rates of depression increased by 63% between 2009 and 2017 in young adults aged 18 to 25 years old.3
The rate of suicide-related thoughts and outcomes increased by 47% from 2008 to 2017 among young adults.3
In 2019, there was an estimated 51.5 million adults (20.6%) aged 18 and older in the U.S. with AMI.4
AMI was higher among U.S. females (24.5%) than males (16.3%) in 2019.4
Young adults between the ages of 18 and 25 had the highest prevalence of AMI (29.4%) compared to adults between the ages of 26 to 49 years (25%) and 50 and older (14.1%).4
13.1 million U.S. adults aged 18 and older had an SMI in 2019, making up 5.2% of all U.S. adults.4
SMI was high among U.S. females (6.5%) than males (3.9%) in 2019.4
AMI was higher among U.S. females (24.5%) than males (16.3%) in 2019.4
In 2019, SMI was more prevalent among adults aged 18 to 25 years (8.6%) compared to adults aged 26 to 49 years (6.8%) and those aged 50 and older (2.9%) in 2019.4"
Now I’ll write it the way an honest person would.
From 2005 to 2017, depression among adolescents aged 12 to 17 in the U.S. increased by 52%.
From 2008 to 2017, the rate of suicide-related thoughts and outcomes among young adults in the U.S. increased by 47% .
From 2009 to 2017, depression among young adults aged 18 to 25 in the U.S. increased by 63%.
In 2019, serious mental illness in the U.S. was 67% higher among females than it was among males (6.5% vs. 3.9%)
In 2019, mental illness in the U.S. was 50% higher among females than it was among males (24.5% vs. 16.3%).
In 2019 20.6% of the U.S. populace was mentally ill.
In 2019, 5.2% of the U.S. populace was seriously mentally ill.
In journalistic parlance, this is “buried” in the last line of the article: “the number of adults between the ages of 18 and 25 who experienced psychological distress increased between 2008 and 2017 (71%).1”
Now I’ll write it the way an honest person would:
From 2008 to 2017, psychological distress among U.S. adults aged 18 to 25 increased by 71%.
Jeff Miller, Libertyville, IL, January 6, 2022
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