Every year, nearly eight lakh people commit suicide — it's the second leading cause of death for people between 15 and 29 years.
A recent survey conducted in all major cities confirmed that one in 20 people in India suffers from depression. Mental disorders such as Major Depressive Disorder or depression affects everyone, irrespective of age, gender and living standards but research has shown that some segments of the population seem to be at a higher risk of suffering from depression especially women and urban dwellers. Owing to this, the Drug Controller General of India approved 'Brintellix', a medication for major depressive order.
Cognitive symptoms are part of the diagnostic criteria for depression and include the ability to concentrate, make decisions and the ability to remember. Cognitive symptoms are both parts of the acute depressive episode as well as often being a residual symptom of depression. This means that patients with depression may have difficulties performing their duties at work which leads loss of productivity and it impacts the person, their family, and society.
"Brintellix is a multimodal antidepressant, which has been specifically designed to inhibit serotonin (happy hormone) reuptake and modulate the serotonergic activity of the neurons in the brain of affected patients. It is efficient in reducing the mood symptoms in adult patients with depression as measured by traditional scales and also demonstrate improvement of cognitive performance in adult patients with depression, as measured with neuropsychological tests," said Maninder Singh, Country Manager, Lundbeck Pharmaceutical.
The recently concluded National Mental Health Survey of India estimated current prevalence of mental disorders in the age group 18-29 at 7.39% (excluding tobacco use disorder) and lifetime prevalence at 9.54%. About half of all mental illnesses are known to begin by the age of 14 and three-quarters by mid-20s
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- Experts feel that the most important thing is to accept that you have a problem.
- Psychologists believe that the presentation of depression might take several forms of psychosomatic ailments, including irritable bowel, fluctuations in blood pressure or sugar levels, sleep disorders, among others.
- Physical activities like running helps relax muscles & act like an anti-depressant.
- Every year, nearly eight lakh people commit suicide — it's the second leading cause of death for people between 15 and 29 years.
- Seeking help doesn't make anyone weak; it is just an earlier road to recovery.
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