Report: Treatment for Depression Often Inadequate
A new study in the <EM>Journal of the American Medical Association</EM> suggests that more than half of those suffering from depression now seek treatment, reflecting a 40 percent increase over levels reported in the 1980s. But about 60 percent of those being treated fail to receive proper care. Hear NPR's Vicky Que.
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to Sen. Creigh Deeds (D- Va.), one of the sponsors of the new state law requiring mental health education in schools.