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NIMH offers expert-reviewed information on mental disorders and a range of topics. NIMH statistics pages include statistics on the prevalence, treatment, and costs of mental illness for the population of the United States.
Explore NIMH resources on mental health topics, statistics, brochures and fact sheets, clinical trials, and how to find help for mental illnesses.
Find tips for talking with a health care provider about your mental health. You can learn more about getting help on the NIMH website. You can also learn about finding support and locating mental health services in your area on the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration website.
Major depression is one of the most common mental disorders in the United States, affecting nearly 7 percent of U.S. adults and about 5 percent of children. It is two to four times more common in girls and women. Many people with depression also have other mental illnesses, including addiction, and they are at a higher risk for suicide.
The mission of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is to transform the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses through basic and clinical research, paving the way for prevention, recovery, and cure.
The institute established centers for research on schizophrenia, child and family mental health, suicide, as well as crime and delinquency, minority group mental health problems, urban problems, and later, rape, aging, and technical assistance to victims of natural disasters.
Decades of NIH-funded research has led to understanding addiction as a chronic, relapsing brain disorder. Rather than a moral weakness or a lack of willpower, we now know that addiction is characterized by changes in brain circuitry that interfere with the ability to exert self-control over substance use.