Depression part 1

Question 1

how many people are estimated to living with depression?

Answer 1

322 million

• the leading cause of disability worldwide
• major contributor to suicide deaths
• diagnosed more in women than men

Question 2

what are the healthcare consequences of depression?

Answer 2

• treatment needed (pharmacological and non-)
• appointments
• inpatient admissions
• ED attendence, police time

Question 3

what are the consequences of depression on the patient’s family?

Answer 3

• impact on children (risk of neglect)

- loss of income

Question 4

what can society do to help those that are depressed?

Answer 4

• social services support
• benefits
• taxes
• sick leave/presenteeism

Question 5

Impacts of depression on individual

Answer 5

• YDL (years lost to disability)
• loss of personality]
• cannot interact as well with family/friends
• may need social support to look after family and income

Question 6

what are some economic costs of depression?

Answer 6

• 3rd most important cause of sick day leave
• hundreds of thousands of people unable to join labour force due to mental health problems
• cost of those leaving the workforce to look after someone with mental health problems was 5.4 billion pounds in 2015