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Depression


This site presents reports on depression, suicide, and other mental health topics produced by SAMHSA's Office of Applied Studies (OAS).
Reports on Depression

bulletYouth

bulletAdults

Adults:

Youth:

Detailed Tables on Depression

bulletMajor Depressive Episode and Treatment from 2006 National Survey on Drug Use & Health (NSDUH):

bullet2005 NSDUH Mental Health Tables (HTML) - 6.1 to 6.67    (PDF format)

bulletMajor Depressive Episode and Treatment from 2004 National Survey on Drug Use & Health:

Depression and Receipt of Treatment

Substance Use and Depression

Substance Abuse or Dependence and Depression

Substance Use, Health, and Depression

Type of Professional Seen for Depression

Type of Treatment Received for Depression

Perception of Help from Treatment Received

Severity of Role Impairment as Measured by the Sheehan Disability Scale

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Receipt of Treatment:

  • Youth (aged 12-17)
  • Adults  (aged 18 or older)
  • Total population (aged 12 or older)

Total population (aged 12 or older):

6.59A Had at Least One Major Depressive Episode (MDE) in Lifetime or Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, and Receipt of Treatment in the Past Year for Depression among Persons Aged 12 or Older with an MDE in Lifetime or Past Year, by Detailed Age Category: Numbers in Thousands, 2004

6.59B Had at Least One Major Depressive Episode (MDE) in Lifetime or Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, and Receipt of Treatment in the Past Year for Depression among Persons Aged 12 or Older with an MDE in Lifetime or Past Year, by Detailed Age Category: Percentages, 2004

6.60A Had at Least One Major Depressive Episode (MDE) in Lifetime or Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, and Receipt of Treatment in the Past Year for Depression among Persons Aged 12 or Older with an MDE in Lifetime or Past Year, by Gender and Age Group: Numbers in Thousands, 2004

6.60B Had at Least One Major Depressive Episode (MDE) in Lifetime or Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, and Receipt of Treatment in the Past Year for Depression among Persons Aged 12 or Older with an MDE in Lifetime or Past Year, by Gender and Age Group: Percentages, 2004

6.61A Had at Least One Major Depressive Episode (MDE) in Lifetime or Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, and Receipt of Treatment in the Past Year for Depression among Persons Aged 12 or Older with an MDE in Lifetime or Past Year, by Hispanic Origin and Race: Numbers in Thousands, 2004

6.61B Had at Least One Major Depressive Episode (MDE) in Lifetime or Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, and Receipt of Treatment in the Past Year for Depression among Persons Aged 12 or Older with an MDE in Lifetime or Past Year, by Hispanic Origin and Race: Percentages, 2004

6.64A Had at Least One Major Depressive Episode (MDE) in Lifetime or Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, and Receipt of Treatment in the Past Year for Depression among Persons Aged 12 or Older with an MDE in Lifetime or Past Year, by Geographic, Socioeconomic, and Health Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2004

6.64B Had at Least One Major Depressive Episode (MDE) in Lifetime or Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, and Receipt of Treatment in the Past Year for Depression among Persons Aged 12 or Older with an MDE in Lifetime or Past Year, by Geographic, Socioeconomic, and Health Characteristics: Percentages, 2004

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Receipt of Treatment (Youth):

6.62A Had at Least One Major Depressive Episode (MDE) in Lifetime or Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 17, and Receipt of Treatment in the Past Year for Depression among Persons Aged 12 to 17 with an MDE in Lifetime or Past Year, by Hispanic Origin and Race: Numbers in Thousands, 2004

6.62B Had at Least One Major Depressive Episode (MDE) in Lifetime or Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 17, and Receipt of Treatment in the Past Year for Depression among Persons Aged 12 to 17 with an MDE in Lifetime or Past Year, by Hispanic Origin and Race: Percentages, 2004

6.65A Had at Least One Major Depressive Episode (MDE) in Lifetime or Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 17, and Receipt of Treatment in the Past Year for Depression among Persons Aged 12 to 17 with an MDE in Lifetime or Past Year, by Geographic, Socioeconomic, and Health Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2004

6.65B Had at Least One Major Depressive Episode (MDE) in Lifetime or Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 17, and Receipt of Treatment in the Past Year for Depression among Persons Aged 12 to 17 with an MDE in Lifetime or Past Year, by Geographic, Socioeconomic, and Health Characteristics: Percentages, 2004

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Receipt of Treatment (Adults):

6.63A Had at Least One Major Depressive Episode (MDE) in Lifetime or Past Year among Persons Aged 18 or Older, and Receipt of Treatment in the Past Year for Depression among Persons Aged 18 or Older with an MDE in Lifetime or Past Year, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2004

6.63B Had at Least One Major Depressive Episode (MDE) in Lifetime or Past Year among Persons Aged 18 or Older, and Receipt of Treatment in the Past Year for Depression among Persons Aged 18 or Older with an MDE in Lifetime or Past Year, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2004

6.66A Had at Least One Major Depressive Episode (MDE) in Lifetime or Past Year among Persons Aged 18 or Older, and Receipt of Treatment in the Past Year for Depression among Persons Aged 18 or Older with an MDE in Lifetime or Past Year, by Geographic, Socioeconomic, and Health Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2004

6.66B Had at Least One Major Depressive Episode (MDE) in Lifetime or Past Year among Persons Aged 18 or Older, and Receipt of Treatment in the Past Year for Depression among Persons Aged 18 or Older with an MDE in Lifetime or Past Year, by Geographic, Socioeconomic, and Health Characteristics: Percentages, 2004

6.67A Substance Use in the Past Year and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Past Year Major Depressive Episode (MDE): Numbers in Thousands, 2004

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Substance Use and Depression:

6.67B Substance Use in the Past Year and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Past Year Major Depressive Episode (MDE): Percentages, 2004

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Substance Use and Depression (Youth):

6.68A Substance Use in the Past Year and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Past Year Major Depressive Episode (MDE): Numbers in Thousands, 2004

6.68B Substance Use in the Past Year and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Past Year Major Depressive Episode (MDE): Percentages, 2004

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Substance Use and Depression (adults aged 18 or older):

6.69A Substance Use in the Past Year and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Past Year Major Depressive Episode (MDE): Numbers in Thousands, 2004

6.69B Substance Use in the Past Year and Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Past Year Major Depressive Episode (MDE): Percentages, 2004

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Substance Abuse or Dependence and Depression:

6.70A Substance Dependence or Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Past Year Major Depressive Episode (MDE): Numbers in Thousands, 2004

6.70B Substance Dependence or Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Past Year Major Depressive Episode (MDE): Percentages, 2004

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Substance Abuse or Dependence and Depression (Youth):

6.71A Substance Dependence or Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Past Year Major Depressive Episode (MDE): Numbers in Thousands, 2004

6.71B Substance Dependence or Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Past Year Major Depressive Episode (MDE): Percentages, 2004

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Substance Abuse or Dependence and Depression (Adults):

6.72A Substance Dependence or Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Past Year Major Depressive Episode (MDE): Numbers in Thousands, 2004

6.72B Substance Dependence or Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Past Year Major Depressive Episode (MDE): Percentages, 2004

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Substance Use, Health, and Depression:

6.73A Had at Least One Major Depressive Episode (MDE) in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group and Substance Use and Health Measures: Numbers in Thousands, 2004

6.73B Had at Least One Major Depressive Episode (MDE) in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group and Substance Use and Health Measures: Percentages, 2004

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Type of Professional Seen for Depression:

6.74A Type of Professional Seen among Persons Aged 12 or Older with a Past Year Major Depressive Episode (MDE) Who Saw or Talked to a Medical Doctor or Other Professional in the Past Year about Depression, by Age Group: Numbers in Thousands, 2004

6.74B Type of Professional Seen among Persons Aged 12 or Older with a Past Year Major Depressive Episode (MDE) Who Saw or Talked to a Medical Doctor or Other Professional in the Past Year about Depression, by Age Group: Percentages, 2004

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Type of Treatment Received for Depression:

6.75A Type of Treatment Received in the Past Year for Depression among Persons Aged 12 or Older with a Past Year Major Depressive Episode (MDE), by Demographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2004

6.75B Type of Treatment Received in the Past Year for Depression among Persons Aged 12 or Older with a Past Year Major Depressive Episode (MDE), by Demographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics: Percentages, 2004

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Type of Treatment Received for Depression (Youth):

6.76A Type of Treatment Received in the Past Year for Depression among Persons Aged 12 to 17 with a Past Year Major Depressive Episode (MDE), by Demographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2004

6.76B Type of Treatment Received in the Past Year for Depression among Persons Aged 12 to 17 with a Past Year Major Depressive Episode (MDE), by Demographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics: Percentages, 2004

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Type of Treatment Received for Depression (Adults):

6.77A Type of Treatment Received in the Past Year for Depression among Persons Aged 18 or Older with a Past Year Major Depressive Episode (MDE), by Demographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2004

6.77B Type of Treatment Received in the Past Year for Depression among Persons Aged 18 or Older with a Past Year Major Depressive Episode (MDE), by Demographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics: Percentages, 2004

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Perception of Help from Treatment Received:

6.78A Perception of Help Received from Treatment or Counseling among Persons Aged 12 or Older with a Past Year Major Depressive Episode (MDE) Who Saw or Talked to a Medical Doctor or Other Professional in the Past Year about Depression, by Age Group: Numbers in Thousands, 2004

6.78B Perception of Help Received from Treatment or Counseling among Persons Aged 12 or Older with a Past Year Major Depressive Episode (MDE) Who Saw or Talked to a Medical Doctor or Other Professional in the Past Year about Depression, by Age Group: Percentages, 2004

6.79A Perception of Help Received from Prescription Medication among Persons Aged 12 or Older with a Past Year Major Depressive Episode (MDE) Who Received Prescription Medication in the Past Year for Depression, by Age Group: Numbers in Thousands, 2004

6.79B Perception of Help Received from Prescription Medication among Persons Aged 12 or Older with a Past Year Major Depressive Episode (MDE) Who Received Prescription Medication in the Past Year for Depression, by Age Group: Percentages, 2004

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Severity of Role Impairment as Measured by the Sheehan Disability Scale:

Youth:

6.80A Severity of Role Impairment as Measured by the Sheehan Disability Scale (SDS) (I), and Mean Number of Days in the Past Year in which Unable to Carry Out Normal Activities Due to Depression, by Overall Severity of Role Impairment (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17 with Past Year Major Depressive Episode (MDE): Numbers in Thousands, 2004

6.80B Severity of Role Impairment as Measured by the Sheehan Disability Scale (SDS) (I), and Mean Number of Days in the Past Year in which Unable to Carry Out Normal Activities Due to Depression, by Overall Severity of Role Impairment (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17 with Past Year Major Depressive Episode (MDE): Percentages, 2004

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Severity of Role Impairment as Measured by the Sheehan Disability Scale (Adults):

6.81A Severity of Role Impairment as Measured by the Sheehan Disability Scale (SDS) (I), and Mean Number of Days in the Past Year in which Unable to Carry Out Normal Activities Due to Depression, by Overall Severity of Role Impairment (II), among Persons Aged 18 or Older with Past Year Major Depressive Episode (MDE): Numbers in Thousands, 2004

6.81B Severity of Role Impairment as Measured by the Sheehan Disability Scale (SDS) (I), and Mean Number of Days in the Past Year in which Unable to Carry Out Normal Activities Due to Depression, by Overall Severity of Role Impairment (II), among Persons Aged 18 or Older with Past Year Major Depressive Episode (MDE): Percentages, 2004

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