This statistic represents the type of treatment received by US youths with a major depressive episode in the past year as of 2020, by gender. As of that year, some 1.1 percent of male respondents and 1.4 percent of female respondents with a major depressive episode in the past year stated that they had used prescription medication only.
Type of treatment received by U.S. youths with a major depressive episode in the past year in 2020, by gender
Characteristic
Male
Female
Saw or talked to health professional only
23.3%
22.4%
Used prescription medication only
1.1%
1.4%
Saw or talked to health professional and used prescription mediction
Health Professionals include general practitioner or family doctor; other medical doctor (e.g., cardiologist, gynecologist, urologist); psychologist; psychiatrist or psychotherapist; social worker; counselor; other mental health professional (e.g., mental health nurse or other therapist where type is not specified); and nurse, occupational therapist, or other health professional.
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SAMHSA. (October 25, 2021). Type of treatment received by U.S. youths with a major depressive episode in the past year in 2020, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/252325/treatment-received-by-us-youths-with-major-depressive-episode-by-gender/
SAMHSA. "Type of treatment received by U.S. youths with a major depressive episode in the past year in 2020, by gender." Chart. October 25, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/252325/treatment-received-by-us-youths-with-major-depressive-episode-by-gender/
SAMHSA. (2021). Type of treatment received by U.S. youths with a major depressive episode in the past year in 2020, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/252325/treatment-received-by-us-youths-with-major-depressive-episode-by-gender/
SAMHSA. "Type of Treatment Received by U.S. Youths with a Major Depressive Episode in The past Year in 2020, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/252325/treatment-received-by-us-youths-with-major-depressive-episode-by-gender/
SAMHSA, Type of treatment received by U.S. youths with a major depressive episode in the past year in 2020, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/252325/treatment-received-by-us-youths-with-major-depressive-episode-by-gender/ (last visited July 03, 2022)
