Mental Health - Epidemiology Report
September 5, 2008
Depression is one of the most prevalent and treatable mental disorders encountered by clinicians in primary care practice. Approximately 6.7% of U.S. adults 18 years and older had a major depressive disorder in the past 12 months. Yet, only 56.8% of these individuals received any mental health treatment during that time. The majority (51.7%) of those that received treatment sought some care in the general medical setting.