Depression rates rise to record levels in U.S.: survey

HOUSTON, May 19 (Xinhua) -- About 18 percent of adults in the United States, more than one in six, say they are depressed or receiving treatment for depression, hitting a record high, according to a new survey from Gallup.

The figure rose by more than seven percentage points since 2015, when Gallup first started polling on the topic, CNN reported.