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Is depression a first world problem? Maybe if we can send over our highly trained and effective therapists to the third world we'd find that 95% are depressed
by poorbutdebtfree 3y ago
Is depression a first world problem? Maybe if we can send over our highly trained and effective therapists to the third world we'd find that 95% are depressed too. It'd make depression much easier to deal with if we knew everybody had it regardless of qualify of life issues.
- jiveturkey42 3y agoProbably just people with the luxury to sit inside all day in climate control, completely disregulating the hormones
- rybosworld 3y agoIt is certainly not just a first world problem. There are many problems in advanced nations that get a spotlight on them, but that doesn't mean those problems don't exist in less developed places. In some parts of the world, getting fresh water is the biggest concern. Solving that problem becomes so important that topics like mental health may be completely ignored. I would wager a guess that North Korean citizens rank especially high in prevalence of depression, but it's not even a top 5 concern for them. The historical record has many descriptions of depression dating all the way to B.C. times. Depression has been a thing that has affected humanity for at least as long as organized civilization has existed. I think a good question to ask is: Do uncontacted ("lost tribe" cultures if you will) peoples have differing prevalence of depression compared to the connected world? I don't know the answer to that question, but I wouldn't be surprised if the rates of depression in those cultures is lower.
- igravious 3y agoNo, depression is not limited to any specific region or socioeconomic group. Why would you think that it is?