Answer:
Depression is one of the most common mental disorders and can cause tremendous challenge and burden for individuals and families. The economic burden of major depressive disorder among U.S. adults was an estimated $236 billion in 2018, an increase of more than 35% since 2010 (year 2020 values), according to research published in early May in the journal Pharmacoeconomics. The increase has been greater among younger adults.
- Direct costs, including medical services (outpatient, inpatient, emergency room, and other) and medications.
- Workplace costs, including absenteeism (missed days of work) and presenteeism (reduced productivity while at work).
- $uicide-related costs.
The study also looked at how many people were receiving treatment for their depression. Overall, the rate of treatment remained about the same at 56% of adults with major depressive disorder receiving treatment in 2010 and in 2018. The study authors note, and other research supports, the potential for workplace interventions to be an effective way to increase access to treatment and lead to more positive outcomes.
Step-by-step explanation:
A group of conditions associated with the elevation or lowering of a person's mood, such as depression or bipolar disorder.
Health care or healthcare is the improvement of health via the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, amelioration or cure of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in people. Health care is delivered by health professionals and allied health fields.
An economy is an area of the production, distribution and trade, as well as consumption of goods and services. In general, it is defined as a social domain that emphasize the practices, discourses, and material expressions associated with the production, use, and management of scarce resources.