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Re: More NIH Conclusions from McMan's Weekly

Posted by dj on November 8, 2000, at 13:45:02

In reply to Re: Depression and Bipolar Disorder - NIH Conclusions, posted by SLS on November 8, 2000, at 7:06:19

FAST FACTS

From the NIH:

* Approximately 18.8 million American adults, or about 9.5 percent of the US
population age 18 and older in a given year, have a depressive disorder.
* Nearly twice as many women (12. percent) as men (6.6 percent) are affected by
depression each year. These figures translate to 12.4 million women and 6.4 million men
in the US.
* Depressive disorders may be appearing earlier in life in people born in recent
decades compared to the past.
* Depression often co-occur with anxiety disorders and substance abuse.
* Major depressive disorder is the leading cause of disability in the US and
established market economies worldwide.
* Major depressive disorder affects approximately 9.9 million American adults, or
about 5.0 percent of the US. population age 18 and older in a given year.
* Dysthymia (chronic mild depression) affects approximately 5.4 percent of the US
population age 18 and older during their lifetime. This figure translates to about
10.9 million American adults.
* About 40 percent of adults with dysthymic disorder also meet criteria for major
depressive disorder or bipolar disorder in a given year.
* Bipolar disorder affects approximately 2.3 million American adults, or about 1.2
percent of the US population age 18 and older in a given year.
* Men and women are equally likely to develop bipolar disorder.

For more details, please see:
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/numbers.cfm
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