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Depression Is Now the Leading Cause of Illness and Disability Worldwide
- RandomOpinion 10y agoThe underlying publication from the World Health Organization on which the article is based seems to be "Depression and Other Common Mental Disorders - Global Health Estimates" and is available at the following link: http://www.who.int/mental_health/management/depression/prevalence_global_health_estimates/en/ http://www.who.int/mental_health/management/depression/preva...
- tim333 10y agoThe numbers must vary a lot depending on the definitions you use. I mean if you include everyone who's depressed sometimes you'd get about 100% of the population and if you don't think it's a real illness you'd get about 0%. I suspect it becomeing the leading cause is more down to changing definitions than the world getting more depressed.
- mikbor 10y agoVery interesting.
- Proven 10y agoBullshit. Insurance companies and doctors are looking for ways to scam the people out of money.