What Are the Statistics on Incidences of Depression?
Clinical depression affects 15 million American adults–or 5 to 8 percent of the population each year–and is the leading cause of disability in the U.S. Although it is highly treatable, 80 percent of those who suffer from clinical depression fail to seek help. Clinical depression is so prevalent that, according to The Depression Project, every person in our country will be affected by it at some point in their lives–either themselves own or someone close to them.
