The
NSDUH Report: State Estimates of Depression, 2004 & 2005
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(also has the data table used to construct each figure)
Highlights:
- Major
depressive episodes in lifetime or past year were assessed in SAMHSA's
National Survey on Drug Use and Health. A major depressive episode was
defined using the DSM-IV diagnostic criteria which specifies a period
of two weeks or longer during which there is either depressed mood or
loss of interest or pleasure and at least four other symptoms that reflect
a change in functioning (such as problems with sleeping, eating, energy,
concentration, and self image).
- Combined
data from SAMHSA's 2004 and 2005 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health
were used to get State level estimates of major depressive episodes
in the past year. State level estimates of depression were produced
separately for youth and for adults. Combined 2004 and 2005 data indicate
that 8.88% of youths aged 12 to 17 and 7.65% of adults aged 18 or older
experienced at least one major depressive episode (MDE) in the past
year.
- Among
youth, rates of depression in the past year were among the highest in
Idaho (10.37%) and Nevada (10.28%) and among the lowest in Louisiana
(7.19%) and South Dakota (7.40%).
- Among
adults, rates of depression in the past year were among the highest
in Utah (10.14%) and Rhode Island (9.88%) and among the lowest in Hawaii
(6.74%) and New Jersey (6.81%).
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on mental health
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on depression
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on co-occurring substance abuse & mental health problems
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level data on mental health and substance abuse
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This Short
Report, The
NSDUH Report: State Estimates of Depression, 2004 & 2005,
is based on SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug
Use and Health conducted by the Office of Applied
Studies (OAS) in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA). SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)
is the primary source of information on the prevalence, patterns, and
consequences of drug and alcohol use and abuse and for selected mental health measures in the general U.S. civilian non institutionalized population, age 12 and older.
SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use & Health also provides estimates
for drug use and for selected mental health measures by State.
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