Failure to adequately address depression can lead to financial loss for families, employers and governments, notes the World Health Organization. Worldwide depression rates increased 18 percent between 2005 and 2015.
Source: Science of US, March 30, 2017.
Depression now affects more than 300 million people globally, but a stigma associated with the condition still exists, as well as a lack of support in many countries for those suffering from mental disorders.