In any given year almost 18.8 million American adults suffer from a depressive illness.*

• Most people suffering with depression do not seek treatment, although the great majority can be helped.   more about depression
• Anxiety, or panic disorder, can show up in unexpected attacks with symptoms including rapid heartbeat, shortness of breath, trembling, sweating, nausea and dizziness. more about anxiety
• The loss of a loved one is life’s most stressful event and the pain of grief and loss can cause a major emotional crisis.  more about grief and loss

* Robins LN, Regier DA (Eds). Psychiatric Disorders in America, The Epidemiologic Catchment Area Study, 1990; New York: The Free Press.

Excerpts from NIMH and NMHA.