In the United States, six in 10 adults have a chronic disease, while four in 10 have two or more. Chronic health conditions include heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, obesity, and arthritis. Mental disorders like depression and anxiety fall into the same category. Such persistent illnesses...

In the U.S., 29 percent of adults say they have been diagnosed with depression at some point in their lives.¹ Factors that contribute to this mental disorder include genes and brain chemistry. Life events, drug abuse, and certain medical conditions can make people depressed too.² Though...

In the U.S., anxiety disorders affect 40 million adults yearly. This makes them the most common mental illness in the country.¹ People with anxiety disorders often have other conditions like depression, alcoholism, and drug abuse.² Socially, they may have a hard time forming relationships....