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Depressive disorder (also known as depression) is a common mental disorder. It involves a depressed mood or loss of pleasure or interest in activities for long periods of time. Depression is different from regular mood changes and feelings about everyday life. It can affect all aspects of life, including relationships with family, friends and ...
Depression can cause difficulties in all aspects of life, including performance at school, productivity at work, relationships with family, friends and community. Researchers estimate that 12 billion productive work days are lost every year to depression and anxiety alone, at a cost of nearly US$ 1 trillion.
Symptômes et typologie. L’épisode dépressif se caractérise par la présence d’une humeur dépressive (sentiment de tristesse et de vide, irritabilité), qui s’accompagne parfois d’une perte de la capacité à éprouver du plaisir ou de l’intérêt. Il faut distinguer l’épisode dépressif des fluctuations ordinaires de l’humeur.
Depression is the leading cause of ill health and disability worldwide. According to the latest estimates from WHO, more than 300 million people are now living with depression, an increase of more than 18% between 2005 and 2015. Lack of support for people with mental disorders, coupled with a fear of stigma, prevent many from accessing the ...
Depression. Depression is a common illness characterized by persistent sadness and a loss of interest in activities that one normally enjoys, accompanied by an inability to carry out daily activities, for at least two weeks. Other symptoms include loss of energy; change in appetite; sleeping more/less; anxiety; reduced concentration ...
Overview. This booklet provides latest available estimates of the prevalence of depression and other common mental disorders at the global and regional level, together with data concerning the consequences of these disorders in terms of lost health. Reliable, up-to-date estimates of the proportion of a general population affected by different ...
WHO / Yoshi Shimizu A WHO field staff talks to a woman fetching water from a water catchment tank in Kiribati.
experiencing nausea or abdominal distress. having heart palpitations. sweating, trembling or shaking. trouble sleeping. having a sense of impending danger, panic or doom. Anxiety disorders increase the risk for depression and substance use disorders as well as the risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviours.
A systematic review and meta-regression of the prevalence and incidence of perinatal depression. J Affect Disord. 2017;219:86–92. Evans-Lacko S, Aguilar-Gaxiola S, Al-Hamzawi A, et al. Socio-economic variations in the mental health treatment gap for people with anxiety, mood, and substance use disorders: results from the WHO World Mental ...
Español. In the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, global prevalence of anxiety and depression increased by a massive 25%, according to a scientific brief released by the World Health Organization (WHO) today. The brief also highlights who has been most affected and summarizes the effect of the pandemic on the availability of mental health ...