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The burden associated with depression is large and increasing
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- Ratnasingham S et al. Opening Eyes, Opening Minds: The Ontario Burden of Mental Illness and Addictions Report. Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences and Public Health Ontario, 2012
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Depression is the most burdensome disorder of all brain diseases in the EU
The DALY is a health gap measure for the burden of disease, capturing both years of life lost due to premature mortality and years of life lost due to living with a disability. Overall, the burden of disease in mental…

Depression has detrimental effects on overall health
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Adapted from Moussavi S et al. Lancet. 2007;370:851-8.

Depression is associated with significant personal and societal consequences
References
- American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders. 5th ed. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association; 2013
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- Marcus M, et al. 2012.http://www.who.int/mental_health/management/depression/who_paper_depression_wfmh_2012.pdf?ua=1 Accessed April 16, 2014.

The personal burden of MDD can be significant and wide-ranging
References
- Kessler RC. Psychiatr Clin North Am 2012;35(1):1-14.

MDD has significant costs to society
This slide illustrates the global social burden of MDD. The data are based on a systematic review of epidemiological data by Ferrari et al 2013. For this data were pooled using a Bayesian meta-regression. These weights were used to…

MDD has significant costs to society: EU
This slides illustrates European burden of MDD with a focus on costs inferred due to impact on work.
Note that:Absenteeism = lost days of work. Presenteeism = low performance while at work, which is transformed into lost day equivalents.
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Depression is associated with significant economic costs
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- World Health Organization. Available at: http://www.who.int/healthinfo/global_burden_disease/GBD_report_2004update_part4.pdf?ua = 1. Accessed June 2016