Major Depression Statistics WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Major Depression Statistics
Major depression statistics show that it is the leading cause of disability for those between the ages of 15-44. It affects approximately 14.8 million Americans per year. Although it can develop at any age the most common age at onset is 32.1
Fast Facts:
- There are three main types of mood disorders: major depressive disorder, dysthymic disorder, and bipolar disorder.2
- Everyone at one time in their life will be affected by depression or by someone close to them suffering with it.3
- It is more common for women to suffer from major depression than it is for men.4
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Research Notes References
- ↑ National Institute of Mental Health: Major Depressive Disorder Statistics
- ↑ eMedTV: Depression Statistics
- ↑ Uplift program: Depression Facts and Stats
- ↑ Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance: Depression Statistics
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- Contributor: Chris Miller
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Chris Miller
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Statistics on Major Depression, Major Depressive Disorder Statistics, Statistics on Major Depressive Disorder
- Last update: May 15, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
