WHO campaign to fight depression: an urgent public health agenda
Journal: Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (Vol.9, No. 2)Publication Date: 2018-07-19
Authors : Sohini Banerjee Arabinda N Chowdhury;
Page : 103-106
Keywords : Mental Disorders. World Health Organization. India.;
Abstract
Depression is a mental disorder which has considerable public health significance, in terms of its prevalence, suffering, dysfunction and disability, morbidity, mortality (as a result of suicide), and economic burden. This review is a focus on the impact of depression and the World Health Organization's (WHO) call for campaign against depression in India.
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