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Number of physician office visits with depressive disorders as the primary diagnosis: 15.0 million. Percent of physician office visits with depression indicated on the medical record: 11.0%.
Objectives—This report compares national and subgroup estimates of any (mild, moderate, or severe) level of major depressive disorder (depression) and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) symptoms among the U.S. adult population from two data sources, the 2019 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) and the third round of the Research and Developm...
Jul 13, 2023 · About 21 million adults in the U.S. (8.4%) have experienced a major depressive episode. [4] Adult women are more likely to have a major depressive episode: The prevalence among women is...
- Mara Santilli
Jun 14, 2024 · Depression is one of the most common forms and symptoms of mental illness in the United States, with around 22 percent of adults suffering from depression as of 2022.
In 2021, an estimated 61.0% U.S. adults aged 18 or older with major depressive episode received treatment in the past year. Among those individuals with major depressive episode with severe impairment, an estimated 74.8% received treatment in the past year.
It is estimated that more than one in five U.S. adults live with a mental illness (57.8 million in 2021). Mental illnesses include many different conditions that vary in degree of severity, ranging from mild to moderate to severe.
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Data from the National Health Interview Survey. In 2019, 2.8% of adults experienced severe symptoms of depression, 4.2% experienced moderate symptoms, and 11.5% experienced mild symptoms in the past 2 weeks.
