FACTS ABOUT TOURETTE SYNDROME(TS)
- 10% of people with TS swear, which is known as coprolalia
- 79% of people with TS also have co-morbid conditions — ADD, ADHD, OCD, anxiety disorders, sensory processing disorder (SPD) and dysgraphia, just to name a few
- TS effects males 3-4 times more than females
http://www.njcts.org/tsparents/20-facts-about-tourette-syndrome-you-may-or-may-not-know
- Surpassing even depression, anxiety's the most common form of mental illness in the US. 10% of teens and 40% of adults suffer from an anxiety disorder of some kind
- 2/3 of adults with anxiety don't get treatment
- https://www.dosomething.org/us/facts/11-facts-about-anxiety
- $42 billion's spent yearly by the US government for the diagnosis and treatment of anxiety disorders. That's 33% of the US budget for mental health ($148 billion)
http://examinedexistence.com/10-intriguing-facts-about-anxiety/
- 10% of people with schizophrenia commit suicide
https://www.dosomething.org/us/facts/11-facts-about-schizophrenia
- 55% of women and 38% of men report being victim to sexual harassment while serving in the military
- 30% of soldiers develop mental problems within 3-4 months of being home
- 11-20% of veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars (Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom) have been diagnosed with PTSD
https://www.dosomething.org/facts/11-facts-about-mental-health-our-troops
- In Gallup's 2014 tracking data, 32% of Catholics identified as Hispanic
http://www.gallup.com/poll/185816/important-things-know-catholics.aspx
- In 2013, of the estimated 14,212,800 Jews in the world, 6,103,200(42.9%) live in Israel and 5,700,000(40.1%) live in the US. That means 83% of Jews live in Israel and the US
http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/12/world/judaism-fast-facts/
