Document Type

Other

Publication Date

6-1-2009

Keywords

depression, emotional stress, adults

Extension Number

ExEx 14063

Department

Consumer Sciences

Description

Adult depression is a fact of life. About 18.8 million adults endure a depressive illness (National Institute of Mental Health). Depression af¬fects both the young (see ExEx14062, “Thriving in Today’s Times: Childhood and Adolescent Depression”) and the old and both males and females. Depression often occurs in conjunction with other medical problems, psychiatric illness, or substance abuse. Depression affects people from all walks of life. People who suffer from depression are not weak or failures—they have a serious medical condition.

Comments

Updated June 2009

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