• An NIMH sponsored study of 9 to 17 year olds estimates that the prevalence of any depressive disorder is more than 6 percent in a six month period, with almost 5 percent having major depression.
• More than four times as many men as women die by suicide in the United States, even though women make more suicide attempts during their lives.
• In the United States, researchers estimate that in any given one year period, depressive illnesses affect 12 percent of women (more than 12 million women) and nearly 7 percent of men (more than six million men).
• Research has revealed that people with alcoholism are almost twice as likely as those without alcoholism to also suffer from major depression.
• Researchers estimate that at least six million men in the United States suffer from a depressive disorder every year.

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