Medicarecard.com Medicare Card Replacement Medicare Card, Just Over Half of Americans Diagnosed with Major Depression Receive Care

Medicare Card, Just Over Half of Americans Diagnosed with Major Depression Receive Care

Overall, only about half of Americans diagnosed with major depression in a given year receive treatment for it, and even fewer—about one fifth—receive treatment consistent with current practice guidelines, according to data from nationally representative surveys supported by NIMH. Among the ethnic/racial groups surveyed, African Americans and Mexican Americans had the lowest rates of use of depression care; all groups reported higher use of past-year psychotherapy vs. medication for depression.