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35 Psychology of depression
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1. Over 15 million American adults, around 6.7 percent of the U.S. population age 18 and older, suffer from depression in a given year.
2. In 2015, about 3 million teens ages 12 to 17 had at least one major depressive episode in the past year.
3. Women are twice as likely to suffer from depression as men.
4. People who are depressed are more prone to illnesses like colds than non-depressed people.
5. Continuous exposure to violence, neglect, abuse, or poverty may make people who are already susceptible to depression all the more vulnerable to the illness.
6. Globally, more than 300 million people of all ages suffer from depression
7. There are interrelationships between depression and physical health. For example, cardiovascular disease can lead to depression and vice versa.
8. Depression affects all people regardless of age, geographic location, demographic,...
1. Over 15 million American adults, around 6.7 percent of the U.S. population age 18 and older, suffer from depression in a given year.
2. In 2015, about 3 million teens ages 12 to 17 had at least one major depressive episode in the past year.
3. Women are twice as likely to suffer from depression as men.
4. People who are depressed are more prone to illnesses like colds than non-depressed people.
5. Continuous exposure to violence, neglect, abuse, or poverty may make people who are already susceptible to depression all the more vulnerable to the illness.
6. Globally, more than 300 million people of all ages suffer from depression
7. There are interrelationships between depression and physical health. For example, cardiovascular disease can lead to depression and vice versa.
8. Depression affects all people regardless of age, geographic location, demographic,...
