1 in 7 Adolescents with Diabetes Experienced a Major Depressive Episode in the Past Year

1 in 7 Adolescents with Diabetes Experienced a Major Depressive Episode in the Past Year

1 in 7 Adolescents With Diabetes Experienced a Major Depressive Episode in the Past Year

Data from the 2005 to 2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health show that about 1 in 11 adolescents aged 12 to 17 had an MDE in the past year.

Past Year MDE Among Adolescents Aged 12 to 17 by Lifetime Diabetes Status: 2005 to 2014 NSDUH

Youth who had diabetes in their lifetime had a significantly higher rate of past year MDE than youth without diabetes.