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HEALTH4.B Adolescent depression: Percentage of youth ages 12–17 with at least one Major Depressive Episode (MDE) in the past year who received treatment for depressiona by age, gender, race and Hispanic origin, and poverty status, 2004–2009

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Characteristic 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total 40.3 37.8 38.9 38.9 37.7 34.7
Age
Ages 12–13 38.2 32.9 35.1 41.4 33.5 30.5
Ages 14–15 35.5 41.1 38.7 36.9 33.6 33.2
Ages 16–17 45.0 37.1 40.8 39.6 42.4 37.6
Gender
Male 37.7 34.1 35.4 36.7 33.8 29.3
Female 41.3 39.0 40.3 39.9 39.2 37.0
Race and Hispanic originb
White, non-Hispanic 44.9 39.3 41.4 42.6 43.1 37.6
Black, non-Hispanic 28.9 39.3 29.0 39.9 32.6 25.4
Hispanic 36.8 31.8 36.0 28.1 30.3 33.1
Poverty status
Below 100% poverty — 37.3 33.2 39.4 40.0 32.9
100–199% poverty — 32.1 40.9 36.9 38.8 32.1
200% poverty and above — 40.1 39.9 39.6 36.7 36.3
— Not available.
a Treatment is defined as seeing or talking to a medical doctor or other professional or using prescription medication in the past year for depression. Respondents with unknown treatment data were excluded.
b 1997 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) standards were used to collect race and ethnicity data. Persons could select one or more of five racial groups: White, Black or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, or Asian. Respondents could choose more than one race. Those reporting more than one race were classified as "Two or more races." Data on Hispanic origin are collected separately. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. Included in the total but not shown separately are American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, Asian, and "Two or more races."
NOTE: Major Depressive Episode (MDE) is defined as a period of at least 2 weeks when a person experienced a depressed mood or loss of interest or pleasure in daily activities and had at least four additional symptoms (such as problems with sleep, eating, energy, concentration and feelings of worth) as described in the 4th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV).1
SOURCE: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, National Survey on Drug Use and Health.
1 American Psychiatric Association. (1994). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) (4th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.