Who is at risk for Depression? Children to the Elderly.

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You are not alone. People from all age groups are experiencing clinical depression. The raw number of people with depression in the United States is estimated at over 20 million. Twice as many women as men are being treated for depression. Two percent of all children and five percent of all teenagers suffer from depression. The elderly, defined as people over sixty-five, have a risk factor four times greater than the rest of the population for developing depression.

Depression is considered by many to be the #1 public health problem in the United States. Some experts feel that depression is an epidemic - one that is continuing to grow.

For more information about depression within age and gender groups, please click on any of the links at the top of the page.

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