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In 2020, an estimated 14.8 million U.S. adults aged 18 or older had at least one major depressive episode with severe impairment in the past year.NIMH:Major Depressive Disorder
Rates of depression were higher among young adults between the ages of 18 and 29. CDC
Around 39% of adults with major depressive episodes did not receive treatment.NIMH:Major Depressive Disorder
10.6% of physician office visits with depression indicated on the medical record.CDC
4.6%of adults aged 18 and over with regular feelings of depression.CDC
An estimated 4.1 million adolescents aged 12 to 17 in the United States had at least one major depressive episode.
The rates of depression have been rising among adolescents in the United States. Greater than 1 in 20 children aged 6 to 17 in the United States, in 2011-2012, were found to have current anxiety or depression by parent report. (Bitsko et al 2018)
About 60% of adolescents with a major depressive episode did not get treatment.NIMH:Major Depressive Disorder
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Major Depressive Disorder(MDD)

The leading cause of disability in the U.S. for ages 15 to 44; MDD can develop at any age, the median age at onset is 32.5 years old. NIMH:Major Depressive Disorder.
Nearly 21% of adults in the United States will go on to develop Major Depressive Disorder at some point in their lives (Hasin et al).
MDD affects more than 21 million American adults or about 8.4% of the U.S. population age 18 and older in a given year.
Almost 49% of adults with MDD are not receiving treatment.
MDD is more prevalent in women than in men.
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Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide as measured by Years Lived with Disability. Almost 75% of people with mental disorders remain untreated in developing countries with almost 1 million people taking their lives each year. In addition, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), 1 in 13 people globally suffers from anxiety. The WHO reports that anxiety disorders are the most common mental disorders worldwide with specific phobia, major depressive disorder and social phobia being the most common anxiety disorders. (NIMH)

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Persistent Depressive Disorder or PDD(formerly called dysthymia) is a form of depression that usually continues for at least two years.
- PDD affects approximately 3.1 million adults or 1.5% of the U.S. population age 18 and older in a given year.The average age of onset is 31 years old. (WHO)

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