1.3 billion mental health days
Mental disorders account for about a third of sick days, roughly equal to those caused by back and neck pain, according to the most comprehensive report yet on the effect of illness on disability. Adult Americans with depression, anxiety or other psychological disorders annually miss 1.3 billion days of work, school or other daily activity.
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The Impact of Comorbidity of Mental and Physical Conditions on Role Disability in the US Adult Household Population
Arch Gen Psychiatry, Oct 2007; 64: 1180 - 1188
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