Facts
- Of those diagnosed with clinical depression, 80% of those that sought help showed improvement in their lives.
- Major depression is more 1 ½ - 3 times more likely if there is a close relative with the disorder.
- The number of people suffering from depression has more than doubled in the last 50 years
- 1 in 4 women will suffer depression
- Women suffer depression twice as often as men
- Depression is one of the most treatable psychological illnesses
- Two thirds of people with depression do not seek medical help.
- 15% of people with depression will commit suicide.
- Suicide risks for people with bipolar disorder are 15 times higher than the general public.
- 7-8% of women are suffering from a moderate to severe depression.
- 3-4% of men are suffering from a moderate to severe depression.
- About 5 people in every thousand will suffer from bipolar disorder.
- Bipolar disorder is as common in men as women.
