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State Estimates of Depression, 2004 & 2005

 

The NSDUH Report: State Estimates of Depression, 2004 & 2005

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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. 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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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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