2008

Depression is a common mental health condition in the United States. Depression affects approximately 10 million to 17.5 million United States employees (Johnson & Indvik, 1997b; Shoor, 1994). Experts estimate that approximately one out of every two American families will have some member suffering from depression at some point in the developmental life cycle (Goldberg & Steury, 2001; Johnson & Indvik, 1997a, 1997b, 1997c; National Institute of Mental Health, 2007). It is estimated that 5 to 10% of the population suffer from depression at any given time. In addition, it is postulated that there are approximately 30,000 suicides per year which are likely associated with depression (Greenberg, Stiglin, Finkelstein, & Berndt, 1993).