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    Study Finds 1 in 10 Adults Depressed. Are You?

    By | Work + Money – Fri, Oct 1, 2010 1:39 PM EDT

    We got the blues. A recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that nearly one in 10 adults in the United States suffer from depression.

    When the CDC polled 235,000 adults from 2006 to 2008 in 45 states, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, nine percent of them met the criteria for depression -- and 3.4 percent were found to have "major" depression.

    So, why the gloomy nation? Unemployment was a major factor, according to the findings. The researchers also believe that one's physical health relates to mental well-being.

    Dr. Janet Taylor - clinical instructor of psychiatry at Columbia University at Harlem Hospital and frequent "Today" show contributor - on the signs that your low spirits may mean that you're clinically depressed. (Click here to watch the video)

    The two indicators are time and duration. If you feel down, depressed, sad and with a loss of interest that lasts longer than two weeks it could mean that you're clinically depressed. If your feelings interrupt your functioning, ability to work and relationships that's also a red flag. The good news? It's treatable with medication and therapy.


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