What do we do about depression? Some facts:
• The current annual economic cost of mental illness in the UK is £70 billion, which is equal to the entire National Health budget.
• By 2030, the World Health Organization predicts more people will be affected by depression than any other health problem.
• It already affects more people than all physical illnesses put together.
• Mental illness accounts for nearly half of all people on incapacity benefits in the UK. The official figure is 44%.
• The World Economic Forum estimates that the global cost of mental illness will be about $16 trillion by 2030. Uni-polar depressive disorders are the third biggest global burden in the world.
• Mental illness affects people early (50% of cases occur by age 14).
• Mental health problems also increase the risk of physical illness. People with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder die on average 16-25 years sooner than the general population.
• Data accrued from six European countries found that 17% of the population reported some experience with depression in the last six months.
• At any one time, 10% of the US population has
experienced clinical depression in the past year and
between 20-25% women and 7-12% men will suffer
a clinical depression during their lifetimes.
Ruby Wax
(As outlined in my book Sane New World - http://www.rubywax.net/sane-new-world.html)
• The current annual economic cost of mental illness in the UK is £70 billion, which is equal to the entire National Health budget.
• By 2030, the World Health Organization predicts more people will be affected by depression than any other health problem.
• It already affects more people than all physical illnesses put together.
• Mental illness accounts for nearly half of all people on incapacity benefits in the UK. The official figure is 44%.
• The World Economic Forum estimates that the global cost of mental illness will be about $16 trillion by 2030. Uni-polar depressive disorders are the third biggest global burden in the world.
• Mental illness affects people early (50% of cases occur by age 14).
• Mental health problems also increase the risk of physical illness. People with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder die on average 16-25 years sooner than the general population.
• Data accrued from six European countries found that 17% of the population reported some experience with depression in the last six months.
• At any one time, 10% of the US population has
experienced clinical depression in the past year and
between 20-25% women and 7-12% men will suffer
a clinical depression during their lifetimes.
Ruby Wax
(As outlined in my book Sane New World - http://www.rubywax.net/sane-new-world.html)
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