Who+Suffers+from+Depression

= = =__//** Who Suffers from Depression **//__= = = =Depression can affect anyone no matter their age, lifestyle, family history, or gender. The causes of Depression are created by a wide range factors that can occur in a person’s life time. There are also rare cases when Depression does not have a trigger it just happens. =

While Depression can effect anyone the effect on some people or genders can vary.Statistics show that: **Women: -** Are twice likely at #|risk to suffer from depression from men - Women may be at higher #|risk of depression mostly due to hormonal changes brought on my puberty ,menstruation, #|menopause, and pregnancy **Men:-** Men are more likely to commit suicide, -this is because men are more hesitant when it comes to seeking help to treat depression - Men are also more likely to use alcohol or drug abuse to cover their diagnosis, many men tend to go un-diagnosed - Approx 1 out of 10 children under the age of 15 suffer from a #|mental health disorder such as depression - The rate of mental health conditions tend to increase in adolescence. - Many older people are not diagnosed with depression and do not seek help for their condition. - Approximately every 1 in 5 elderly within every community suffer from depression while every 2 in 5 living in #|retirement homes suffer from depression.
 * Children: -** Studies have shown that 2% of teenagers in the UK are affected by depression
 * Elderly:** - W hen an elderly person loses a loved one and has to make the drastic change of living alone, can cause them to become physically ill and unable to be as active as they once were. These changes can create cause for depression

=**Eight Signs that you are Suffering from Depression **= Take The Depression Test!
 * FACT:** **Depression is a real mental illness, not a #|sign of weakness. Some of the world's most famous and powerful leaders have suffered from depression, including Winston Churchill, Abraham Lincoln and Mahatma Gandhi. **
 * A shot vidio showing depression within teens **
 * 1) Weight change
 * 2) Sleep problems
 * 3) Aches and pains [[image:http://www.aaj.tv/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Around-154-million-people-in-world-suffer-from-depression.jpg width="426" height="234" align="right"]]
 * 4) Anger and irritability
 * 5) Alcoholism
 * 6) Concentration issues
 * 7) Problems at work
 * 8) Lack of intimacy

=** Statistics on Who Suffers from Depression **=
 * There are an estimated 121 million people in the world living with some type of depression
 * 60% - 80% of depression can be treated with medication and psychotherapy
 * 80% of people are not being treated who have depression
 * The number of people who are diagnosed with depression increases 20% each year
 * For #|major depression, 3% to 5% of people suffer from it at any time
 * #|Major depression has a lifetime risk of 17%.
 * The median age for this disorder is age 31.1.