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- 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.
- Researchers estimate that at least six million men in the United States suffer from a depressive disorder every year.
- Research has revealed that people with alcoholism are almost twice as likely as those without alcoholism to also suffer from major depression.
- NIMH-sponsored studies estimate that 6 percent of 9- to 17-year-olds in the United States and almost 10 percent of American adults, or about 19 million people age 18 and older, experience some form of depression every year.
- Genetics research indicates that risk for depression results from the influence of multiple genes acting together with environmental or other nongenetic factors.
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Permanent link to Coming Distractions12-03-07
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The Ugly Side Of Coffee
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