Depression Can Occur at Any Time to Anyone

Depression is a real illness.

It is not a sign of a person’s weakness or a character flaw. You can’t “snap out of” clinical depression. Most people who experience depression need treatment to get better.

According to the American Psychiatric Association:

• One out of six people (16.6%) will experience depression at some time during their life.
• Women are more likely to experience a major depressive episode than men.
• Some studies show that one-third of women will experience a major depressive episode in their lifetime.
• Depression has a high degree of heritability -- 40% of first-degree relatives (parents/children/siblings) have diagnosed depression