Fun Facts on Major Depression
On
average, 1 in 6 people – 1 in 5 women and 1 in 8 men – will experience depression
at some stage of their lives.
Even positive events such as graduating, getting married, a new job can lead to depression.
More than 20 million people in the United States suffer from depression in a given year.
Women are twice as likely to suffer from depression than men. Women may be at a higher risk for depression due in part to estrogen, which may alter the activity of neurotransmitters that contribute to depression.
As many as 15% of those who suffer from some form of depression take their lives each year.
According to the National Institute of Health (NIH), more than 6% of children suffer from depression and 4.9% of them have major depression.
Depressed people get colds more frequently than non-depressed people.
Approximately 80% sufferers of depression are not receiving treatment.
The average video gamer is typically 35-year-old male who is most likely depressed, overweight, and introverted.
Even positive events such as graduating, getting married, a new job can lead to depression.
More than 20 million people in the United States suffer from depression in a given year.
Women are twice as likely to suffer from depression than men. Women may be at a higher risk for depression due in part to estrogen, which may alter the activity of neurotransmitters that contribute to depression.
As many as 15% of those who suffer from some form of depression take their lives each year.
According to the National Institute of Health (NIH), more than 6% of children suffer from depression and 4.9% of them have major depression.
Depressed people get colds more frequently than non-depressed people.
Approximately 80% sufferers of depression are not receiving treatment.
The average video gamer is typically 35-year-old male who is most likely depressed, overweight, and introverted.