Cathy Langley, Julie Dong & Zoe Scott
ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION IN THE WORLD
What is depression?
We all feel sad, moody or low from time to time but for some people these
feelings go on for long periods of time intensely and sometimes for no
specific reason. Depression is an illness impacts both physical and mental
health.
What is anxiety?
Anxiety is more than just feeling stressed or worried. Anxiety are is a
reaction to when a person feels under pressure. For some people these
feelings happen for no specific reason or continue after a stressful event
has occurred. A person experiencing anxiety or anxious feelings are not
brought under control easily. Anxious can make it hard for people to cope
with daily life.
Stars 2012, Photograph, Bethesd
a/Silver Spring Depression &
Anxiety Support Group,
accessed 3 August 2015,
<http://www.meetup.com/Bethesd
a-Silver-Spring-Area-DepressionSupport-Group/>.
How do they differ?
Comparing to depression, anxiety has more of a worrying symptom instead of being negative and
upset which is a sign of having depression.
Developed world?
The nations of the world which are considered more economically andtechnologically advanced; ind
ustrialized nations
Examples: United States America and United Kingdom
Developing world?
The underdeveloped nations of the world, especially those with widespread poverty.
Examples: Asia and Africa
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
Most people living in the developing world have lives
that are more free and simple, they do not have the
pressure that people living in the developed countries.
However, since these countries are not as developed,
people don’t have much access to mental health
facilities. For example, in Indonesia, there is only one
psychiatrist for every 10 million people, or just 23 in the
entire nation. And in Uganda, government funding for
mental health does not exist.
Maslow hierarchy of needs 2010, Graph, Wiki
media commons, accessed 4 August 2015,
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:M
aslow_hierarchy_of_needs.jpg>.
Cathy Langley, Julie Dong & Zoe Scott
Statistics
Developed countries statistics:
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There is a psychiatrist for every 12,000 Americans, a specialized nurse for approximately every 32,000 people, a
psychologist for every 3,400 people, and a social worker for roughly every 5,500 people.
Australian statistics:
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Approximately 14% of adult Australians are affected by anxiety every year.
In Australia, more than 6 people die from suicide and a further 30 people will attempt to take their own life.
In 2010, 76.9% of Australian men death were from committing suicide.
More than 60,000 people attempt to take their own lives every year.
Depression has the 3rd highest burden of all diseases in Australia. (13.3%)
Depression is the biggest cause of non-fatal disability in Australia. (24%)
Women are 70% more likely than men to experience depression in their lifetime. 17% women from Australia are
affected by depression while 10% men do.
Developing countries statistics:
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In Uganda which is a developing country, 21% of the population suffer from depression.
In rural Pakistan, half the women tested suffered from depression and anxiety.
In Uganda, there are only 28 mental health outpatient facilities in the entire nation, one psychiatrist for over one
million people, one mental health care nurse for every 130,000 people, and one psychologist for every 5 million
health.
In Indonesia, there is one psychiatrist for every 10 million people, or just 23 in the entire nation.
Sierra Leone and Liberia which are classified as a least developed nation, only have one psychiatrist in the entire
country. Sierra Leone has no mental health facilities; Liberia has one.
In Uganda, people do not have specific mental health policy and mental health is not encountered in the general
health policy. Government funding for mental health does not exist.
YLD rates (per 100,000) by country for depressive disorders in 2010. 2010, Map, PLOS medicine, accessed 6 August 2015,
<http://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1001547>.
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