This statistic presents the percentage of Canadians with experience with mental illness who stated they/the person they knew had been diagnosed with select conditions as of 2015. It was found that 69 percent of respondents stated they themselves, a family member, or the person they cared for had been diagnosed with depression/dysthymia.
Percentage of Canadians experienced in mental illness by select diagnosed condition as of 2015
members of the Mood Disorders Society of Canada (MDSC) and its partner organizations
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Original question: "What type of mental illness (have/has) (you/your family member/ the person you care for) been diagnosed with?"
Asked among those with mental illness, mental illness in the family, or caregivers.
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MDSC. (August 4, 2015). Percentage of Canadians experienced in mental illness by select diagnosed condition as of 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/789393/diagnosed-mental-illness-conditions-canada/
MDSC. "Percentage of Canadians experienced in mental illness by select diagnosed condition as of 2015." Chart. August 4, 2015. Statista. Accessed September 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/789393/diagnosed-mental-illness-conditions-canada/
MDSC. (2015). Percentage of Canadians experienced in mental illness by select diagnosed condition as of 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/789393/diagnosed-mental-illness-conditions-canada/
MDSC. "Percentage of Canadians Experienced in Mental Illness by Select Diagnosed Condition as of 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Aug 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/789393/diagnosed-mental-illness-conditions-canada/
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Percentage of Canadians experienced in mental illness by select diagnosed condition as of 2015 [Graph], MDSC, August 4, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/789393/diagnosed-mental-illness-conditions-canada/