7% of Workers Experience MDE Annually: Highest Rates of Depression in Personal Care and Service Occupations
OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst Industry Statistics Seven percent of U.S. workers experience a Major Depressive Episode (MDE) each year. Occupations in behavioral health, social services, and health care fields rank among the top four occupational categories for rates of MDEs. Topping the list of 21 major occupational categories was Personal Care and Service with an MDE rate of 10.8 percent. Community and Social Services occupations and Healthcare Practitioners and Technical occupations were third and fourth, each with rates of 9.6 percent. The lowest rates of depressive episodes were found in the . . .