Treatment for Past Year Depression Among Adults

January 3, 2008 The National Survey on Drug Use and Health  asks persons aged 12 or older questions to assess lifetime and past year major depressive episode (MDE). The survey defines MDE using the diagnostic criteria set forth in the 4th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders  which specifies that MDE lasts at least two weeks and includes a depressed mood, or loss of interest or pleasure, and at least four other symptoms that reflect a change in functioning sleep, eating, energy, concentration, and self image. Those with MDE are asked about their treatment experiences, which . . .