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I would like to know the numerical statistics of people who suffer with bipolar disorder in the united states. |
I would like to know the numerical statistics of people who suffer with bipolar disorder in the united states. Prevalance of Bipolar disorder: 1.2 percent of the population; 2.3 million adult Americans (NIMH) Prevalance Rate: approx 1 in 83 or 1.20% or 3.3 million people in USA [about data] Prevalance of Bipolar disorder: It affects approximately 2.3 million adult Americans鈥攁bout 1.2 percent of the population.1 ... More than 2 million American adults, or about 1 percent of the population age 18 and older in any given year, have bipolar disorder.2 Source(s): http://www.cureresearch.com/b/bipolar/st... Bipolar I or Bipolar II or "the soft Biopolars" It's more than the information that the CDC is releasing. Depends on which study you read. Darkestirish's figures are pretty up to date, but be aware that it's currently a 'trendy' diagnosis, so figures are on the rise. 15 years ago, the figures were around 0.6% of the population would suffer at some point in their lives. I've seen figures that say that 'diagnosis rates' may get as high as 4-5%. But then again, 15 or 20 years ago every other kid you came across was ADHD... |
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