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CDC Report: Mental Illness Surveillance Among Adults in the United States

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [Mental Illness Surveillance Among Adults in the United States.] MMWR 2011;60(Suppl).

Figure 1

Prevalence of current depression^* among adults aged ≥18 years, by state quartile^† — Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, United States, 2006^§

• ^* Patient Health Questionnaire-8 severity score of ≥10.
• ^† Quartiles based on point estimates.
• ^§ For Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, and Ohio, data are from 2008.

Figure 2

Prevalence of serious psychological distress^* among adults aged ≥18 years, by state quartile^† — Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, United States, 2007^§

• ^* Kessler-6 score of ≥13.
• ^† For Tennessee and Utah, data are from 2009.
• ^§ Quartiles based on point estimates.

Figure 3

Mean number of mentally unhealthy days^* during past 30 days among adults aged ≥18 years, by state quartile — Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, United States, 2009

• ^* Survey question: "Now thinking about your mental health, which includes stress, depression, and problems with emotions, for how many days during the last 30 days was your mental health not good?"