American Mindsets




American Mindsets

American Mindset

Mental illness, mental retardation, and addiction are three of the most debated topics in the American society. Estimates of schizophrenia in the population range from 0.6% to 3%, about 0.3% for affective psychosis, between 8.0% and 15.0% for neurosis, and about 7% for personality disorder. The total of these conditions ranges from 16% to 25% prevalence in the U.S. population.

Public attention has always been important in mental illness. State mental health care is one of the costliest items in any state budget, and frequently a major political issue as well. Federal mental health programs beginning in the 1960s ...
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