Monday, August 25, 2014

Health - What states have the highest percentage of people who meet the criteria for depression?

In light of the recent death of Robin Williams, depression has come into the forefront of media recently. This graph shows which states have the largest percentage of people who meet the criteria for depression. It is my hope that depression and other mental illness awareness will continue to be talked about and that more people are aware of this health plight that faces our nation...

Chart: Age-standardized (to U.S. population) percentage of adults meeting criteria for current depression based on responses to Patient Health Questionnaire 8 by state/territory – Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, United States, 2006 and 2008


http://www.cdc.gov/features/dsdepression/

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