Table 1: Occurrence of Major Depressive Episode (MDE) Within Last Year (2021) and Receipt of Treatment (SAMHSA, 2022) Characteristic MDE (%) Within Last Year Total Adults 8.3% Age Group in Years 12 to 17 20.1% 18 to 25 18.6% 26 to 49 9.3% 50 or older 4.5%
Gender Male
6.2%
Female 10.3% Adapted from HHS Publication No. PEP22-07-01-005, NDUH Series H-57 (2023), retrieved from NIMH » Major Depression (nih.gov)
The 2020-2021 survey findings indicate that approximately 21.0 million individuals aged 18 years or older, or 8.3% of the adult U.S. population, experienced at least one MDE in the year preceding the survey (SAMHSA, 2022). The age group with the highest incidence of major depressive episodes within the year prior to the survey was 18 to 25 years, with a number trending up to 18.6% (SAMHSA, 2022). This age group also had the lowest treatment rate of adults. SAMHSA (2022) reports that women are almost twice as likely as men to experience a serious mental illness such as depression or bipolar disorder. SAMHSA (2016) found that of those who reported at least one major depressive episode in the past year and who received treatment:
• Females were more likely to receive treatment (71.6%) than males (58.8%). • Most respondents (67.2%) had received treatment for their depression in the past year. • Those aged 50 years or older were more likely to receive treatment (80.9%), followed by those aged 26 to 49 years (67.4%) and those aged 18 to 25 years (46.8%). • Those who were in fair or poor health (79.1%) were more likely to receive treatment than those in very good and excellent health (59.9% to 53.7%). Additionally, multiracial individuals report the highest occurrence of major depressive episodes, while Asian Americans report the lowest (SAMHSA, 2016). Table 2 compares data on depression among racial and ethnic groups.
Table 2: Occurrence of Major Depressive Episode by Race/Ethnicity
Ethnicity
Percent
White
7.5% 4.9% 8.9% 5.2% 4.1%
African American
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
Asian
Two or more races Hispanic or Latino
12.2%
4.8% Adapted from “Key Substance Use and Mental Health Indicators in the United States: Results from the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health,” by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2016, http://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/ NSDUH-DetTabs-2015/NSDUH-DetTabs-2015/NSDUH-DetTabs-2015.pdf
Self-Assessment Question 1 Depression:
a. Is the leading cause of disability in the world. b. Has a lifetime prevalence rate of 10-27%, with women three times as likely as men to experience depression in their lifetime. c. Is multifactorial in etiology. d. Is more likely in people living in urban areas.
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