Survey shows Seattle ranks No. 1 depressed metro area in U.S.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- A new survey found that in the first two weeks of February, about 45 percent of U.S. Seattle-area adults were dealing with feelings of depression, ranking No. 1 in the country, according to a report by The Seattle Times on Monday.

Of more than 3 million people aged 18 and older in the metro area, an estimated 1.4 million were feeling "down, depressed, or hopeless," the survey showed.