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Home > QR-E-Letter Archive > 01-19-2006
Issue No. 24 January 19, 2006
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QUICK REFERENCE #34: What is the prevalence of major depressive disorder in the United States?
The following estimates are based on the 2001-2002 National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC).
• 5.3% of adults met the criteria for major depressive disorder during the 12 months prior to the survey.
• 13.2% of adults met the criteria for major depressive disorder at least once in their lifetime.
• Among those who have had major depressive disorder, the average number of episodes was 4.7.
• The average duration of the longest (or only) episode was 6 months.
SOURCE: The Complete Practitioner: Mental Health Applications (January 2006, in press), based on the 2001-2002 National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC), conducted by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA).
NESARC data are derived from face-to-face interviews of 43,093 adult respondents in the United States. Diagnoses are based, primarily, on meeting criteria from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition (DSM-IV).
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