The World Health Organisation (WHO
2001) estimates that depression and depression-related illness will become the greatest source
of ill-health by 2020. This is because many other behaviours, such as smoking, over-eating
and high alcohol consumption, are coping mechanisms for depression, and have their own
serious consequences. Stress, a major problem for people living in modern societies, is a
strong predictor of mortality (Rainford et al. 2000), with industrialised countries increasingly
having to raise expenditure for the provision of care, lost outputs and costs to individuals.
Depression is known to be a risk factor for a range of chronic physical illnesses, including
asthma, arthritis, diabetes, strokes and heart disease
The World Health Organisation (WHO2001) estimates that depression and depression-related illness will become the greatest sourceof ill-health by 2020. This is because many other behaviours, such as smoking, over-eatingand high alcohol consumption, are coping mechanisms for depression, and have their ownserious consequences. Stress, a major problem for people living in modern societies, is astrong predictor of mortality (Rainford et al. 2000), with industrialised countries increasinglyhaving to raise expenditure for the provision of care, lost outputs and costs to individuals.Depression is known to be a risk factor for a range of chronic physical illnesses, includingasthma, arthritis, diabetes, strokes and heart disease
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