Depressive disorder (depression) - World Health Organization …
2023年3月31日 · People who have gone through adverse life events (unemployment, bereavement, traumatic events) are more likely to develop depression. Depression can, in turn, lead to more stress and dysfunction and worsen the affected person’s life situation and the depression itself. Depression is closely related to and affected by physical health.
Depression - World Health Organization (WHO)
2016年4月13日 · Depression can cause difficulties in all aspects of life, including performance at school, productivity at work, relationships with family, friends and community. Researchers estimate that 12 billion productive work days are lost every year to depression and anxiety alone, at a cost of nearly US$ 1 trillion.
Depression - World Health Organization (WHO)
Depression is ranked as the single largest contributor to global disability (7.5% of all years lived with disability in 2015). At its worst, depression can lead to suicide; over 800 000 people die due to suicide every year. It is the second leading cause of death in 15-29-year-olds.
Depressive disorder (depression) - World Health Organization …
WHO fact sheet on depressive disorder (depression) providing key facts and information on types and symptoms, contributing factors, diagnosis and treatment, WHO response.
Mental disorders - World Health Organization (WHO)
2022年6月8日 · Depression In 2019, 280 million people were living with depression, including 23 million children and adolescents (1). During a depressive episode, the person experiences depressed mood (feeling sad, irritable, empty) or a loss of pleasure or interest in activities, for most of the day, nearly every day, for at least two weeks.
"Depression: let’s talk" says WHO, as depression tops list of causes …
2017年3月30日 · Depression increases the risk of substance use disorders and diseases such as diabetes and heart disease; the opposite is also true, meaning that people with these other conditions have a higher risk of depression. Depression is also an important risk factor for suicide, which claims hundreds of thousands of lives each year.
WHO depression self-assessment tool
The WHO depression self-assessment tool is used for the self-assessment of depressive symptoms. It asks about the history of depression diagnosed by a health-care worker, subsequent treatment by pharmacological or nonpharmacological means, and selected depressive symptoms, such as sadness, loss of interest, low energy, loss of appetite, and sleep problems.
Estimated population-based prevalence of depression
Number of persons with depressive disorder (major depressive disorder/depressive episode or dysthymia) in the last year.
COVID-19 pandemic triggers 25% increase in prevalence of …
2022年2月3日 · Loneliness, fear of infection, suffering and death for oneself and for loved ones, grief after bereavement and financial worries have also all been cited as stressors leading to anxiety and depression. Among health workers, exhaustion has been a major trigger for suicidal thinking. Young people and women worst hit
Depression and Other Common Mental Disorders
2017年1月3日 · Overview . This booklet provides latest available estimates of the prevalence of depression and other common mental disorders at the global and regional level, together with data concerning the consequences of these disorders in terms of lost health.