WHO campaign to fight depression: an urgent public health agenda
Journal Title: Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 9, Issue 2
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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Sohini Banerjee, Arabinda N Chowdhury
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