Key statistics of clinical depression Flashcards
According to the Mental Health Foundation
Between four and ten per cent of people in England will experience depression at some point in their lives.
A combination of anxiety and depression has been estimated to account for
one fifth of work days lost within the UK.
People from disadvantaged backgrounds are disproportionally more likely to experience depression and other mental health issues than those people from more advantaged backgrounds.
Major depression is thought to be the second leading cause of disability
worldwide.
Time to Change also report on the Mental Health Survey of Ethnic
Minorities (2013):
A survey of 740 Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) people experiencing
mental health difficulties was conducted in 2013.
49 per cent of participants had been diagnosed with depression.
Asian participants were more likely to experience depression than Black
participants.
The highest rates of depression were reported by Indian respondents
(61 per cent).
93.2 per cent reported that they had experienced some form of
discrimination as a result of their mental ill health.
Mental Health Network (www.nhsconfed.org) report:
33 per cent of females report having been diagnosed with a mental health
problem compared to 19 per cent of males
19 per cent of adults report having been diagnosed with depression at some
point in their lives
27 per cent of men and 42 per cent of women who have the lowest income
reported having been diagnosed with a mental health problem, compared
with 15 per cent of men and 25 per cent of women who have the highest
income.
According to the Office for National Statistics (2004):
0.9 per cent or nearly 80,000 children and young people suffer from severe
depression in the UK
0.2 per cent or about 8700 five-to-ten year-olds are seriously depressed.
1.4 per cent or about 62,000 eleven-to-sixteen year-olds are seriously
depressed
more than half of all adults with mental health problems were diagnosed in
childhood. Less than half were treated appropriately at the time
the number of young people aged fifteen to sixteen with depression nearly
doubled between the 1980s and the 2000s.
According to Nursing in Practice (2011):
42 per cent of those who completed an NHS psychological treatment
programme during 2011 were ‘no longer showing measurable symptoms
of depression or anxiety disorders’ by the time they reached their last
therapy session.
The rates of recovery using NHS psychological treatments vary widely
between Primary Care Trusts between 7 per cent and 63 per cent (Nursing
in Practice is an evidence-based website designed for health professionals).
