From the course: Everyday Statistics, with Eddie Davila

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Mental health

Mental health

From the course: Everyday Statistics, with Eddie Davila

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Mental health

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- [Narrator] Are you a healthy person? Most people take that to mean their physical health. Are you strong, flexible? What are your vital signs? For many, they tend to overlook the importance of mental health. Mental health is an intimidating topic. Many people associate outlandish and outdated stereotypes with mental illness, plus it's not as easy to measure as a heart rate or blood levels. Some will just dismiss any emotional struggle as personal weakness instead of an illness that needs treatment. In fact, it is a common illness that many people can get. Studies show that about 46% of Americans will experience a mental illness in their lifetime. More than that, 20% of all adults or over 45 million Americans will have a mental illness in any one year. What might this include? Well, in any given year, those 45 million Americans may have one or more of the listed mental illnesses. When we are sick, we seek out…

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