Some Facts About Stress 

According to estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Burden of Disease Survey:  

• Mental disease, including stress-related disorders, will be the second leading cause of disabilities by the year 2020.
• Although the term "stress" is used in a wide variety of contexts, it has consistently been demonstrated that individuals with stress and related disorders experience impaired physical and mental functioning, more work days lost, increased impairment at work, and a high use of health care services.
• The disability caused by stress is just as great as the disability caused by workplace accidents or other common medical conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, and arthritis.

The American Stress Institute reports that: 

• More than 40% of all adults suffer adverse health effects as a result of stress.
• More than 75% of all visits to primary-care physicians are for stress-related complaints or disorders.
• Stress has been linked to all leading causes of death, including heart disease, cancer, lung ailments, accidents and suicides.
• Stress is responsible for more than half of all workdays lost annually.
• Approximately 80% of the health-related problems in technologically-advanced countries are stress related.

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