U.S. adults who saw a health professional for depression 2020-2021, by type

Published by Jenny Yang, Nov 30, 2023
In 2021, around 3.87 million adults in the United States with a major depressive episode saw a psychologist in the past year about depression. This statistic shows the number of U.S. adults with a major depressive episode who saw a health professional about depression in the past year in 2020 and 2021, by type.

Number of U.S. adults with a major depressive episode who saw a health professional about depression in 2020 and 2021, by type (in millions)

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Release date

January 2023

Region

United States

Survey time period

2020 and 2021

Number of respondents

base: around 70,000

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Questionnaire

Supplementary notes

* Other Medical Doctor includes cardiologists, gynecologists, urologists, and other medical doctors that are not general practitioners or family doctors.
** Other Mental Health Professional includes mental health nurses and other therapists where type is not specified.
*** Due to methodological changes in 2021, caution should be used when comparing figures for 2021 with previous years. Please see source for further information on methodology.
Figures for 2020 were taken from the previous year's report and can be found here on page 1,446.

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