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    CDC: One-in-two Americans will have mental health issue

    May 6, 20121 min read

    HEALTHDAY NEWS - 9/8/2011

    A report from the CDC says that about 25% of Americans experienced mental illness in the past year, and experts project that about half will suffer a form of mental illness in their lifetime. The cost of mental illness, including treatment and lost productivity, was roughly $300 billion in 2002. A 2009 study revealed that as many as 1 million Americans attempted suicide in 2008. Credentialing Tool WCH Insights ISmart EHR