Gadit A A.
Economic burden of Depression in Pakistan.
J Pak Med Assoc Jan ;54(2):43-4.

Economic burden, because of ailments in any area would need urgent attention. Talking about mental health, the scenario is such that nearly 450 million people suffer from mental and behavioral disorders. These include: depression; bipolar disorder; schizophrenia; epilepsy; alcohol and drug use disorders; Alzheimer`s and other dementia; post-traumatic stress disorder; obsessive compulsive disorder; panic disorder; and primary insomnia. Already, mental health problems represent five of the ten leading causes of disability worldwide, amounting to 12% of the total global burden of disease.

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