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The most depressed country is Afghanistan, where more than one in five people suffer from the disorder. The least depressed is Japan, with a diagnosed rate of less than 2.5 percent.

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How much people die from depression every year

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How much people die from depression every year

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25 million Americans suffer from depression each year. Over 50 percent of all people who die by suicide suffer from major depression. If one includes alcoholics who are depressed, this figure rises to over 75 percent. Depression affects nearly 5-8 percent of Americans ages 18 and over in a given year.

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When Mad Men actor Hamm was just 20, he experienced chronic depression following his father's death. The structured environment of work and school (he was a college student at the time) helped him recover, but he also relied on therapy and antidepressants to pull him out of a downward spiral.

"You can change your brain chemistry enough to think: 'I want to get up in the morning; I don't want to sleep until four in the afternoon," Hamm told UK magazine The Observer in September, 2010, speaking about medication

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When you have depression,  you can find ways to take control of your life and manage your treatment even beyond medications. Making some lifestyle changes can boost your mood and help alleviate many of your symptoms, including low self-esteem. Minimizing stress as much as possible is a good idea when you're depressed, especially unnecessary or avoidable stressors that people can be pulled into when they're depressed
Eat a healthy diet. Eating healthy can help with mood in general, but there are some foods that can help with serotonin, the chemical in the brain that contributes to happy.
seeing as how green tea also contains caffeine, but it has one other extremely important constituent: L-theanine. L-theanine works synergistically with caffeine to boost mood in such a way that you don’t get the same crash-effect. It has its psychoactive properties because it is able to cross the blood-brain barrier, and has been shown to reduce stress as well as boost dopamine and the brain inhibitory transmitter GABA.

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http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/inside-head-depressed-person-0110134

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http://www.thesportster.com/entertainment/top-20-athletes-who-have-battled-depression/

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For those suffering from depression, the basics in life, like having a simple conversation, can be difficult. It’s a catch 22: you’re depressed so you don’t feel like making the effort to put yourself out there and be social. But, being introverted and anti-social can make you feel closed-off and rejected, which fuels your depression. How does a person escape this vicious downward cycle?
The famous British Prime Minister Winston Churchill is a perfect example of how having depression does not have to hold you back. Churchill’s list of accomplishments is long, and he died in 1965 one of the most beloved political leaders of his time. Churchill admitted battling depression, referring to his illness as the ‘Black Dog’ that plagued him. The metaphor insinuates that while the dog may some days backlash and bite you, it can also be coaxed and corralle

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Depression affects your spiritual wellbeing because you think that no one cares for you, then you stop believing in your believes and goals and what you strive towards. That makes your future more difficult and depressed. sportspeople are actually one of the most likely groups in society to fall into depression, with some reports suggesting that it could be as many as one in four athletes that suffer from the condition at some stage in their life.

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Depression affects your Mental emotional well being because your brain is telling you that your unwanted and that nobody likes you. When in reality everybody loves you and cares about you. There are some side effects of not feeling wanted not belonging could lead to: drugs, crying, self harm and might lead to suicide.  The depressed mood leads to a noticeable lack of interest in any activities that would ordinarily provide enjoyment. Often, a depressed individual will have difficulties conducting everyday tasks without distress or considerable effort.

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While not everyone’s experience is the same, when people have a major depressive episode, generally the world looks, feels, and is understood completely differently than before and after the episode. During a major depressive episode, the world can literally seem like a dark place. What was beautiful may look ugly, flat, or even sinister. The depressed person may believe loved ones, even their own children, are better off without them.

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Depression  is a common and serious mental illness that negatively affects how you feel, the way you think and how you act. Fortunately, it is also treatable. Depression causes feelings of sadness and a loss of interest in activities, once enjoyed. ... Feeling sad or having a depressed mood.

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A person’s condition with regard to their physical and emotional well-being.  It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices.