The survey focused on 1,318 Americans age 65 and older. Key findings include:
- 46% of people currently receiving treatment say their provider did not follow up with them within a few weeks of starting treatment to see how they were doing - a critical component of effective care
- Among all respondents, very few understood the health risks of depression: only one out of five (21%) had heard that depression is believed to double an individual's risk of developing dementia and only one in three (34%) knew it can double the risk of heart disease.