Effects On Different Demographics

Based on Age:

According to the CDC, 1 in 5 children, either currently or at some point during their life, have had a seriously debilitating mental illness.
Of adolescents with any mental disorder, an estimated 22.2% had severe impairment.
An estimated 49.5% of adolescents had any mental disorder.
Young adults aged 18-25 years had the highest prevalence of SMI(Serious Mental Illness) (8.6%) compared to adults aged 26-49 years (6.8%) and aged 50 and older (2.9%).
Young adults aged 18-25 years had the highest prevalence of SMI (8.6%) compared to adults aged 26-49 years (6.8%) and aged 50 and older (2.9%).

More females with AMI (Any Mental Illness) (49.7%) received mental health services than males with AMI (36.8%).
More females with SMI(Serious Mental Illness) (70.5%) received mental health treatment than males with SMI (56.5%).
Schizophrenia is about 1.4 times more common in males and on average starts 2 years earlier and has more severe symptoms.
Alzheimer's disease has a higher rate in women than in men.
In Western cultures, almost ten times more women than men suffer from eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.In Western cultures, almost ten times more women than men suffer from eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.