Depression is a loosely used term when someone feels sad or “down.” But when the sadness is intense and gives the feeling of being helpless or hopeless, and lasts for a prolonged period of time (from many days to weeks) one might have clinical depression. A 2005 study found the national prevalence of depression in…
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The Need for Mental Health Care in Baja California
According to the 2002 Mexican National Comorbidity Survey, fewer than one in five respondents with any psychiatric disorder during the last 12 months used any service during the prior year. The rates of service use by those with mood disorders were somewhat higher. About one in every two respondents who used services received minimally adequate…
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