*Adults who received treatment in the past year. Respondents could indicate multiple types of professionals; thus, these response categories are not mutually exclusive. Respondents with unknown type of professional data were
excluded. Total number represents all persons aged 18 or older with past year MDE who saw or talked to a professional about depression in the past year, including those with unknown type of professional data.
** Religious or spiritual advisor includes ministers, priests, or rabbis.
*** Other medical doctor includes cardiologists, gynecologists, urologists, and other medical doctors who are not general practitioners or family doctors.
**** Other mental health professional includes mental health nurses and other therapists where type is not specified.
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Number of U.S. adults with major depressive episode who received treatment 2022
As of 2022, a total of **** million adults in the United States with a major depressive episode received treatment from some kind of professional. This statistic shows the number of U.S. adults with a major depressive episode within the preceding 12 months who received treatment in 2022, by type of professional.
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SAMHSA. (November 13, 2023). Number of U.S. adults with a major depressive episode who received treatment in 2022, by type of professional (in 1,000s)* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 02, 2026, from /statistics/607387/adults-with-major-depressive-episode-who-received-treatment-by-professional/
SAMHSA. "Number of U.S. adults with a major depressive episode who received treatment in 2022, by type of professional (in 1,000s)*." Chart. November 13, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 02, 2026. /statistics/607387/adults-with-major-depressive-episode-who-received-treatment-by-professional/
SAMHSA. (2023). Number of U.S. adults with a major depressive episode who received treatment in 2022, by type of professional (in 1,000s)*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 02, 2026. /statistics/607387/adults-with-major-depressive-episode-who-received-treatment-by-professional/
SAMHSA. "Number of U.S. Adults with a Major Depressive Episode Who Received Treatment in 2022, by Type of Professional (in 1,000s)*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 13 Nov 2023, /statistics/607387/adults-with-major-depressive-episode-who-received-treatment-by-professional/
SAMHSA, Number of U.S. adults with a major depressive episode who received treatment in 2022, by type of professional (in 1,000s)* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/607387/adults-with-major-depressive-episode-who-received-treatment-by-professional/ (last visited August 02, 2026)
Number of U.S. adults with a major depressive episode who received treatment in 2022, by type of professional (in 1,000s)* [Graph], SAMHSA, November 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/607387/adults-with-major-depressive-episode-who-received-treatment-by-professional/
