The Impact of Depression

Depression is characterized by melancholy, diminished interest or pleasure in most or all activities, sleep disorders and feelings of worthlessness.

What the Impact of Depression:
*Causes tremendous emotional pain

*Disrupts the lives of millions of people
Depression is most debilitating, and most expensive mental health disorders, contributing to unemployment and work impairment in large number of adult.

*Adversely affects the lives of families and friends
Depression has long been noted by clinical to have important impact the lives of families and friends by making the whole environment feel guilty, provoking others to withdraw support at a time when depressed individual most needs it.

Depression not only is cause the rate of divorce higher among depress than among nondepressed individuals, but also the children of depressed parents have themselves found to be at elevated risk for psychopathology.

*Reduces work productivity and absenteeism
Mental health may affect an individuals ability to respond to adverse health events.

*Has a significant negative impact on the economy, costing an estimated $44 billion a year.
Evidence suggests that this mental disorders negatively affect labor market activity both men and women.
The Impact of Depression