Depressions have been haunting humanity for many years. It’ll probably stay around for many years to come as well. Depression is difficult to understand and difficult to figure out. Many psychologists have tried to note down what the causes are and in which groups it is more present. It’s difficult to say in which group it’s more present. According to research depression in severe case often leads to suicide. There are about 300 million people around the world suffering from depression, according to the WHO. That makes it a very common disease among people. Before depression is listed as depression it’s already in a state in which it prevents the sufferers from doing daily tasks. Depression is described as the following in the DSM-V:
Depression rates also differ from country to country. Not every country suffers as much as other countries from depression. France is listed as the country with the highest rate of depression at 21% chance of getting depressed. China is below at the list with only 6.5% chance of getting depressed. The survey was done by Livescience.com. 90.000 people in 18 countries were tested. The list is as following. The results were divided in 2 sub-groups, low-income and high-income countries. Among the high-income countries the list is as following; France (21%), United States (19.2%), Netherlands (17.9%), New Zealand (17.8%), Belgium (14.1%), Spain (10.6%), Israel (10.2%), Italy (9.9%), Germany (9.9%) and Japan (6.6%). The list results might come out as unexpected. Now the following list is from low- or middle-income countries; Brazil (18.4%), Ukraine (14.6%), Colombia (13.3%), Lebanon (10.9%), South Africa (9.8%), India (9%), Mexico (8%) and China (6.5%). You might find it weird that some of the countries with little depression are also the countries with high suicide rates. For example Japan is having an average of 70 suicides every day, in 2014. That’s far more than any other country in the list above. The reason of suicide is what plays the role here. In Japanese culture there’s another view on suicide than on other countries. It has been practiced as a cultural thing instead of caused by depression. This doesn’t mean that suicide is not an issue in modern day society, it declares why suicide rates are high while depression rates are low. They are not linked with each other.
Research has also proven that no matter what country, women are twice as likely as men to experience depression in their life. Also individuals that are married will have a lower chance of getting depressed. It’s most common amongst single, divorced, separated or widowed people. There’s not much difference in high-income and lower-income countries. Depression can come to both the wealthy and poor. Age of depression differs. 24 year olds are most likely to get depressed in lower-income countries. In high-income countries that age is a bit higher with 25.7 year old people. In Northeast Asia are least likely to get depressed. The Middle East has the highest depression rate.
The positive thing about depression is that it’s rated as a highly treatable, yet only 37% of people suffering from depression will get a treatment. Often the treatment needed is not the treatment prescribed by doctors, but the one received by the inner self and people around the victim of depression. “Being a part of something bigger” is the idea that many young people have in their mind. Trying to be part of something they are not fitted to be part of, leading to many attempts ending up in failure. This is a major cause of depression all over the modern world. The answer is back at the beginning of our society where depression started. If humans connect with the simple essentials around them, they’ll feel relieved of the stress and pressure. A common quote used by many psychologists to cure depression is, “Be yourself. Do what makes YOU happy. Love yourself.”
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