Many millions suffer from depression
<p><span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> (<span word="October">October</span> 10<span word="th">th</span>) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Mental">Mental</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stigma">stigma</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="suffer">suffer</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="depression">depression</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="mental">mental</span> <span word="disorders">disorders</span>.</p><p><span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Shekhar">Shekhar</span> <span word="Saxena">Saxena</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 350 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="suffer">suffer</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="depression">depression</span>.</p><p>“<span word="When">When</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="depression">depression</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mental">mental</span> <span word="disorder">disorder</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="usual">usual</span> <span word="feelings">feelings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sadness">sadness</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="everybody">everybody</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="while">while</span>.”</p><p><span word="Saxena">Saxena</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WHO">WHO</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Mental">Mental</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Substance">Substance</span> <span word="Abuse">Abuse</span>.</p><p>“<span word="The">The</span> <span word="disorder">disorder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="depression">depression</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="characterized">characterized</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="sustained">sustained</span> <span word="sadness">sadness</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="interference">interference</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="day">day</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="everyday">everyday</span> <span word="responsibilities">responsibilities</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="emotional">emotional</span> <span word="state">state</span>,” <span word="Saxena">Saxena</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="causes">causes</span>.</p><p>“<span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="biological">biological</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> – <span word="change">change</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neurotransmitters">neurotransmitters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> – <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="personality">personality</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="factors">factors</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="see">see</span> – <span word="the">the</span> <span word="syndrome">syndrome</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="depression">depression</span>,” <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Saxena">Saxena</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="trained">trained</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="professionals">professionals</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="diagnose">diagnose</span> <span word="depression">depression</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="examination">examination</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="questions">questions</span>. <span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="emotional">emotional</span> <span word="state">state</span>. <span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="periods">periods</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sadness">sadness</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="crying">crying</span>? <span word="Does">Does</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="worth">worth</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="suicidal">suicidal</span> <span word="thoughts">thoughts</span>?</p>
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