The
NSDUH Report: Co-Occurring Major Depressive Episode and Alcohol
Use Disorder among Adults
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Highlights:
- Major
depressive episodes in lifetime or past year were assessed in SAMHSA's
National Survey on Drug Use and Health among adults aged 18 or older.
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). Treatment
for depression is defined as seeing or talking to a medical doctor or
other health professional or taking prescription medication for a major
depressive episode.
- Combined
data from SAMHSA's 2004 and 2005 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health
were used to examine co-occurring alcohol use and depression as well
as treatment for these disorders in adults aged 18 or older. The following
prevalences were found: An estimated 7.6% of adults aged 18 or older
(approximately 16.4 million adults) had experienced at least one major
depressive episode during the past year. An estimated 8% (17.3 million
adults) met criteria for alcohol use disorder in the past year. An estimated
1.2% (2.7 million adults) had co-occurring major depressive episode
and alcohol use disorder in the past year.
- Among
adults with past year co-occurring major depressive episode and alcohol
use disorder, 48.6% received treatment only for major depressive episode,
1.9% received treatment at a specialty facility only for alcohol use
disorder, and 8.8% received treatment for both problems. About 40% received
no treatment.
- The
rate of past year alcohol use disorder was over twice as high among
adults who had experienced a major depressive episode (16.2%) compared
with adults who had not experienced a major depressive episode in the
past year (7.3%).
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substance abuse & mental health problems
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This
Short Report, The NSDUH Report: Co-Occurring
Major Depressive Episode and Alcohol Use Disorder among Adults,
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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