The NSDUH Report - - Major Depressive Episode and Treatment for Depression
among Veterans Aged 21 to 39
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Highlights:
- Combined data from
SAMHSA's 2004 - 2007 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health indicate
than an annual average of 9.3% (312,000) veterans aged 21 to 39 experienced
at least one major depressive episode in the past year.
- Among veterans aged
21 to 39 with a major depressive episode in the past year, 51.7% reported
severe impairment in at least one of four role domains (i.e.,
home management, work, close relationships with others, and social
life) and 23.5% reported very severe impairment in at least
one of the domains.
- More than half (59.6%)
of veterans aged 21 to 39 who experienced a major depressive episode
in the past year received treatment for depression in the past year.
This Short
Report, The NSDUH Report - - Major Depressive Episode and Treatment for Depression
among Veterans Aged 21 to 39 , 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 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 by State.
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