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facts about depression

Here are some facts about depression that you may find interesting ...

Every year over 2,000,000 people in the UK are diagnosed as suffering from depression
 
About 80,000 people in the UK suffer the extreme mood swings that result from manic-depressive disorder
 
Every year over 6,000 people in the UK take their own lives. 75% of those are manic-depressives
 
Untreated-manic depression can have a devastating effect on personal relationships and can lead to unemployment, breakdown of marriages, homelessness and other major social problems
 
Many things may contribute to manic depression, including genetic factors and upbringing. An episode of depression or mania, may be triggered by some type of life crisis or extreme stress
 
Manic-depression can also be known as bipolar affective disorder, bipolar mood disorder or bipolar disorder
 
Thanks to the work of The Lithium Club and other similar organisations, there is no longer any stigma or shame attached to mental illness. As a result, many more sufferers are being diagnosed and helped

 

'There is now no need for any Lithium patient to feel alone'

The TLC Charity
 

'You can help not only to save lives, but also to save the quality of the lives of patients'

JAJ Rook
M.B.E, M.C.M.I., N.D.A.
 

'Lithium provides an extremely important tool in the treatment and prophylaxis of affective disorder'

Dr Alan Broadhurst
F.R.C., Psych., D.P.M.
 

 
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