ArticleCureus2022
Prevalence and Impact of Diagnosed and Undiagnosed Depression in the United States.
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- Using AI to Train Future Clinicians in Depression Assessment: Feasibility Study.JMIR medical education · 2026Article
- Beyond the hours slept: inconsistent sleep routines threaten mental health in 100,000 UK Biobank participants.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Identifying Patterns of Depression Comorbidities Using Association Rule Learning: Insights from Maryland Medicaid Data.Healthcare informatics research · 2025Article
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- BERT and BERTopic for screening clinical depression on open-ended text messages collected through a mobile application from older adults.BMC public health · 2025Article
- From feeling depressed to getting diagnosed: Determinants of a diagnosis of depression after experiencing symptoms.The International journal of social psychiatry · 2025Article
- Negative affective responsivity to daily stressors in young adults: The influence of depressive symptom severity.Journal of affective disorders · 2025Article
- Feasibility and acceptability of a pilot randomized trial of a single session of imagery rescripting targeting the primary consequences of negative experiences with eating and appearance.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2025Article
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- Navigating mental health conversations: Student pharmacists complete Mental Health First Aid Training and apply it through experiential learning in a community pharmacy depression screening program.Innovations in pharmacy · 2025Article
- Major Depressive Disorder and Driving Behavior Among Older Adults.JAMA network open · 2024Article
- The Association of Sexual Minority Status with the Prevalence, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Depression among NYC Adults.Journal of community health · 2024Article
- How are motivational interviewing techniques associated with US healthcare employees' mental health help-seeking behaviours when using the interactive screening programme.BMJ public health · 2024Article
- Explainable Multi-Layer Dynamic Ensemble Framework Optimized for Depression Detection and Severity Assessment.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe objectives of this study were: 1) estimate the impact and severity of both diagnosed and undiagnosed depression in the general US population 2) explore the demographics of depression based on its common symptoms 3) interpret Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) scores to improve accuracy in identifying individuals with depression.
methodsA random sample of 200 individuals was selected from a general US adult population to complete the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9).
resultsOnly 39.4% of respondents indicated that they had a formal diagnosis of depression. In contrast, 53% of participants have considered seeking help from a mental health professional. More importantly, 31.45% of respondents without a formal diagnosis had a PHQ-9 score of over 10 (moderate to severe depression).
conclusionsThe results indicate that undiagnosed depression exists in the US population and suggest that access to mental health services needs to expand across the nation.
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