Table 2.
Disability community prevalence of mental disorders.
| Disabling condition | Prevalence within disability communities | Source |
|---|---|---|
| MS ALS Mild/Moderate Cerebral Palsy a Spinal cord injury Traumatic brain injury Deafness b Blindness c |
MDD - 46% Anxiety - 16.5% Bipolar - 2.4% Schizophrenia -.2% MDD - 17% Anxiety Disorders - 19.5% Mood Disorders - 19.5% Schizophrenia - 2.8% MDD - 20-30% Anxiety - 13.2-40% PTSD - 7.1–26.6% MDD - 24.5% Anxiety - 24.5% Bipolar - ~1.6% Schizophrenia - 4.0% PTSD - 16.5% Substance Use Disorder - 11.5% Anxiety Disorders – 18.7% Bipolar – 3.7% Impulse control disorders – 15.8% Substance Use Disorders – 27.8% ADHD – 11.2% MDD - 18.2% Anxiety Disorders - 14.3% Schizophrenia - 1.4% Alcohol Misuse - 3.3% Psychoactive Substance Misuse - 12.9% Anorexia or Bulimia -.5% |
Marrie RA, Horwitz R, Cutter G, Tyry T, Campagnolo D, Vollmer T, 2009 (33) Zucchi E, Ticozzi N, Mandrioli J, 2019 (34) Whitney DG, Warschausky SA, Ng S, Hurvitz EA, Kamdar NS, Peterson MD, 2019 (35) a Post M, van Leeuwen, C, 2012 (36) Rogers JM, Read CA, 2007 (37) Diaz DR, Landsberger SA, Povlinski J, Sheward J, Sculley C, 2013 (38) b Court H, McLean G, Guthrie B, Mercer SW, Smith DJ, 2014 (39) c |
a
Statistics in this table reflect the statistics for men with CP in this article.
b
This article is focused on a population in outpatient psychiatric care.
c
This article is focused on patients 65 and older in the UK.
The authors thank Jacob Kramer, an MSW student at Rhode Island College for helping bring these errors to our attention, particularly with regard to the D/deaf community.