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DEPRESSION IN RURAL AREA- ORGANISED BY DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY MEDICINE, SRI GURU RAM DAS INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES AND RESEARCH, VALLAH, AMRITSAR
Why is depression important?
• Depression is a major public health problem in India, contributing to significant
morbidity, disability as well as mortality, along with significant socioeconomic
losses.
• Depressive disorders affect large numbers of children, adolescents, middleaged
groups and the elderly, both men and women, residing in urban and rural
areasand slumsofIndia.
• Causes of depression are several, including biological, social, economic and
cultural factors,which are triggered byenvironmental factors.
• Depression is both a cause and consequence of several noncommunicable
diseases, substance use disorders and nutritional disorders. It is also adversely
associatedwith chronic communicable diseases likeTB,HIVand others.
• Depression and suicide are closely interlinked.At its worst, depression can lead
to suicide. Recognizing depression at an early stage is critical for reducing
suicidal deathsand deliberate self-harm across the spectrum.
• People with depression are often stigmatized and are excluded