Rest, warm liquids, saltwater gargles, and over-the-counter pain relievers can help soothe the pain of a sore throat at home. Strep throat and other bacterial infections are treated with antibiotics. Your doctor can use a swab test to find out if you have strep.
Depression affects approximately 19 million Americans, or 9.5% of the population in any given one-year period. At some point in their lives, 10%-25% of women and 5%-12% of men will likely become clinically depressed. In fact, it affects so many people that it is often referred to as the common cold of mental illness. It is estimated that depression exacts an economic cost of over $30 billion each year, but the cost of human suffering cannot be measured.
Surpassing even depression, anxiety is the most common form of mental illness in the United States. Itâs estimated that approximately 10 percent of teenagers and 40 percent of adults suffer from an anxiety disorder of some kind. Despite its high level of treatability through therapy and/or medication, 2/3 of adults with anxiety do not receive treatment. Teenagers with anxiety receive treatment even less frequently â only 1 in 5 teen sufferers do.