Depression
By: Brittany Jacobs
Facts
- Of the estimated 17.5 million Americans who are affected by some form of depression, 9.2 million have major or clinical depression
- Two-thirds of people suffering from depression do not seek necessary treatment
- Major Depression is 1.5-3.0 times more common among first-degree biological relatives of those with the disorder than among the general population
- By the year 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that depression will be the number two cause of "lost years of healthy life" worldwide
- Chronic pain can be a symptom of depression
- Alcohol is a depressant
- Depression distorts your thinking
- Exercise is the easiest and least expensive way to cure depression
- People who are depressed are more prone to illness like colds than non depressed people
- Depression affects children in different ways and is sometimes misdiagnosed