Health Care Providers and Products Melissa Mediate HCS/235 (BSDV1KSLV1) August 1, 2016 Michele Francis, MSM/HR

Health Care Providers and Products Every year, about 42.5 million American adults (or 18.2 percent of the total adult population in

the United States) suffers from some mental illness, enduring conditions such as depression,

bipolar disorder or schizophrenia, statistics released Friday reveal.

The data, compiled by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), also indicate that approximately 9.3 million adults, or about 4 percent of those Americans ages 18 and up, experience serious mental illness that is, their condition impedes day-to-day activities, such as going to work. (Bekiempis,2014) Mental Illness and Substance Abuse...