It’s National Suicide Prevention Month, and someone with depression dies of suicide every 13 minutes, over 41,000 people per year. We spent the week raising depression awareness.
Depression affects more than 18 million, or 1 in 10, people and takes an economic toll of over $100 billion in the U.S. each year.
Severe depression can be one of the most debilitating conditions, rated in the same category as terminal cancer.
Fewer than half of the people in the world with depression get treatment because of lack of resources or the stigma of mental health issues.
Depression can be caused by social, psychological, and biological factors, and your physical health can make a difference. Exercise can help.
There are treatments for moderate and severe depression, from therapy to medicine.
You can also adjust your lifestyle to improve depression. Avoid stress, alcohol, and drugs, maintain a healthy diet, and get plenty of sleep and exercise.