The lifetime prevalence of depression in England is between 4 and 10% (McManus et al.) although this could be an under-estimation as many people do not seek a diagnosis. The DSM states that 18-29 year olds are three times more likely to be diagnosed than people over 60 and females are between 1.5 and 3 times as likely to be diagnosed as males.
An excellent link giving up to date data on the prevalence of MDD by gender, age and ethnicity in the US; check out the Native American Indians…https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/prevalence/major-depression-among-adults.shtml
A good site for looking up prevalence data and more: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/statistics/mental-health-statistics-most-common-mental-health-problems
Why are Native Americans over-represented in mental health statistics?
http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/issues/native-american-communities-and-mental-health
http://standingrockfactchecker.org/about-us/
http://www.apa.org/pi/oema/resources/pipeline-letter.pdf
Assessment Questions
- Discuss prevalence rates of one or more disorders. (22)
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