Great Article on Relationship Between Depression and Occupation

I enjoyed this post from Suns Financial Diary Blog :

A personal care provider is twice as likely to develop depression than a software programmer, according to the latest National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) report released last week by the Office of Applied Studies.

The study focused on the relationship between depression and occupation among adults (age 18 or older) who work full-time. Data from 2002 to 2004 was used in the study, which found that overall nearly 7% of all full-time workers experienced major depressive episode (MDE) in 2006. The report ranked Personal Care and Service as the occupational category with the highest rate of depression, at nearly 11%, followed by Food Preparation and Service at a little over 10%. The study also found that females are in general more likely to feel depressed than their male counterparts across all job categories.

Which job has the lowest depression rate? The answer is in the following chart:

Past Year Major Depressive Episode (MDE) among Full-Time Workers Aged 18 to 64, by Occupational Categories**: 2004-2006 Combined



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