People With Depression & Comorbid Behavioral Health Disorders Seek Treatment More Actively Than Those Without Comorbid Disorders

Adults with major depressive disorder (MDD) and comorbid psychiatric disorders, especially panic, generalized anxiety, drug dependence, and dysthymic disorders, receive treatment for depression more quickly after MDD onset than people who have MDD but no comorbid disorders. Over the course of their lifetime, about 61.3% of adults with MDD seek treatment for the condition. Only about 37% of people with MDD receive treatment within a year of onset. There is a median of eight years between the first onset of MDD to first treatment. Compared to people with MDD only, the probability of receiving treatment in less than eight . . .