In the past year, the percentage of girls aged 12 and 15 years who experienced a major depressive episode has tripled from 5.1% to 15.2%, according to a report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The report, which is based on combined data from the 2008 to 2010 SAMHSA National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), also revealed that each year, an average of 1.4 million adolescent girls aged between 12 to 17 years suffers from a major depressive episode, which is three times higher, i.e. 12% than the risk of their male counterparts (4.%)...
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