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Myth Busting

Myth Busting. Information collated by Myles Cook. You’re too young to have depression/bipolar disorder.

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Myth Busting

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  1. Myth Busting Information collated by Myles Cook

  2. You’re too young to have depression/bipolar disorder • CHILDHOOD and teen depression is a reality. This is one of the most alarming facts to come from all the research; depression is affecting younger and younger people - adolescents and teenagers.http://www.clinical-depression.co.uk/ • Twenty years ago depression in children was almost unknown. Now the fastest rate of increase in depression is among young people.http://www.clinical-depression.co.uk/ • About 1% of the adult population has a bipolar disorder. 12% across a wider spectrum. It most commonly first appears in young people in their early 20s.http://www.bipolaraware.co.uk • “Depression does not affect adults alone.  The Department of Health established that between 10-20% of children may require support and help at some time.”Health Education Authority – mental health promotion and mental health services users fact sheet 1998

  3. You’re too old to have depression/bipolar disorder • The elderly tend to have other health problems that exist alongside depression and unfortunately, this predisposes them to depression and related mental health disorders. Approximately 1 in 5 elderly living within the community suffer from depression while 2 in 5 living in care homes will struggle with this disorder. Information from www.overcomedepression.co.uk

  4. Depression isn’t that big a problem, is it? • Depression with anxiety is experienced by 9.2 per cent of people in Britain, and depression without anxiety by 2.8 per cent. • Overall, depression occurs in 1 in 10 adults or 10 per cent of the population in Britain at any one time, according to the ONS, matching closely figures from other studies. • Estimates of lifetime prevalence vary from 1 in 6 to 1 in 4. • A summary of studies on more severe depression gives a figure of 1 in 20 people at any one time who suffer major or ‘clinical’ depression. Information from “Statistics 1: How common is mental distress?”, a fact sheet written by Inger Hatloy for Mind and last updated March 2008.

  5. Surely my GP would be able to tell me if I have bipolar disorder? • Doctors are failing to recognise manic depression, otherwise known as bipolar disorder. • Patients are waiting an average of eight years to be accurately diagnosed. • Andrea Sutcliffe, deputy chief executive of Nice, said: "Bipolar disorder often goes unrecognised or misdiagnosed and more needs to be done to raise awareness of the condition and the fact there are effective treatments." Information from “Doctors failing to identify bipolar disorder, says medicine watchdog“ by Sarah Hall, health correspondent. Published in The Guardian on Wednesday 26 July 2006

  6. I’m a man. I can’t have depression/bipolar disorder. • Men and women are equally likely to be affected.http://www.bipolaraware.co.uk • “One in four women and one in ten men will suffer a period of depression serious enough to require treatment through their lifetime.”Depression Alliance, 1999

  7. Asian women don’t get depression • “Suicide rates among Asian women aged 20-49, born in the Indian sub-continent are 21% higher than in the general population.”  Depression Alliance – Press release 1999

  8. Pull yourself together. It’s all in your mind. • “The illness depression is a serious medical condition with biological changes in the body and definite brain changes.  This is why those who experience depression need professional help.  The danger of this public perception is that people may leave it too long before seeking help – when depression has an excellent prognosis if recognised early and treated properly.”Dr Raj Persaud – the Maudsley Hospital.

  9. Don’t listen to suicide threats, they’re just trying to get attention. • “Suicide threats should be taken seriously: about 70% of the 4000 suicide a year in Britain are among people suffering depression and 15% of all those experiencing depression eventually commit suicide.  Most suicides are men, nearly three times as many as women.  While men dominate the suicides, 80% of those who attempt suicide are women.” Sane – Depression and Manic Depression 1997

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