Data Trends 2023: Depression

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Depression affects nearly a quarter of active-duty service members and veterans worldwide.¹ Common comorbidities in patients with depression include generalized anxiety disorder, PTSD, and panic disorder.² Additionally, depression—and especially treatment-resistant depression (TRD)—has a high economic burden, with health care costs reaching nearly $20,000 per patient per year.³ New research aims to identify genes associated with depression as well as treatments that may be effective in veterans.^3-5

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