| Title |
Utah health status update: measuring depression among Utah adults / |
| Subject |
Public health; Health status indicators; Outcome assessment (Medical care); Depression, Mental; Mental illness; Mental health; Public Health; Health Status; Utah; Health Status Indicators; Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Depression; Mental Disorders; Mental Health |
| Description |
Approximately 20% of the U.S. population is affected by mental illness during any given year. Of all mental illnesses, depression is the most common disorder.1 Approximately 14 million adults in the U.S., or 6.7% of the adult population, suffer from major depression.2 Major depression is the leading cause of disability, and is associated with more than two-thirds of suicides each year. From 2001-2002, only 52% of adults in the health care sector who were diagnosed with depression received adequate treatment. |
| Date |
2006-04 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Digitization Specifications |
675,559 bytes |
| Resource Identifier |
06Apr_Depression.pdf |
| Source |
http://health.utah.gov/opha/publications/hsu/06Apr_Depression.pdf |
| Relation |
EHSL Bib# 90148 |
| Coverage |
2001-2005 |
| Publication Type |
newsletter |
| Setname |
ehsl_ophl |
| ID |
188398 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s64m950f/188398 |
