The Global Crisis of Depression

Highlights from the event featuring Kofi Annan, RT Hon Norman Lamb, Anders Gersel Pedersen, David Haslam, Dr. David Nutt, and Alastair Campbell.  

Mental health and integration

Mental illness exacts a substantial human and economic toll on Europe. World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates for 2012 show that in the 30 countries covered by this study, 12% of all disability-adjusted life years (DALYs)—a measure of the overall disease burden—were the direct result of mental illness. These conditions almost certainly also contributed to the large number of DALYs attributed to other chronic diseases. On the economic front, the best estimates are that mental illness cuts GDP in Europe annually by 3-4%.

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