The true face of depression

Ask someone to name a common mental health complaint today, chances are they would say depression, and that wouldn’t be surprising because depression is the predominant mental health problem worldwide, followed by anxiety, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. It is not uncommon for people to suffer from two disorders or illnesses at any one time. Approximately 50% of people diagnosed with depression can also show signs of an underlying anxiety disorder. Depression is essentially a single illness, even though it has lots of different symptoms, the term does refer to a single solitary condition.