What % of AMERICANS do you think are depressed?

Answer 1

actually,
More than 16 percent of Americans -- as many as 35 million people -- suffer from depression severe enough to warrant treatment at some time in their lives, according to the National Comorbidity Study, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health and published today in a special issue on depression of The Journal of the American Medical Association. In any given one-year period, 13 million to 14 million people, about 6.6 percent of the nation, experience the illness.

Answer 2

A great number of Americans are depressed these days. Too much sh!t going on in the world.

Answer 3

most of this country is depressed. everyone has their own problems, but some people can't really deal with their sadness the way an experienced person would. Today, there are a lot of reason for people to be depressed. inside, everyone is depressed.

Answer 4

90

Answer 5

well im an american and im depressed and my doc says 70 percent of americans suffer from GAD (General Anxiety Depression) so . i would say hmmmmmmmm 70 percent.

Answer 6

I think it is about 40%, but they are not all diagnosed as depressed. Many may be diagnosed with PTSD or Bipolar Disorder.

Answer 7

90 to 95%

Answer 8

From what I read the other day, antidepressants are the most widely prescribed meds for us--30 percent (a guess).

Answer 9

30%

Answer 10

85% at some point i believe everyone has been depressed