According to a recent report published in the journal Nature Human Behavior, nicer people are more likely to battle depression. The study says that if a person is sensitive to unfairness, he or she is much more likely to get depressed when compared to someone who is not at all bothered (read selfish).
In addition, being introverted is linked to spontaneously remembering more negative life events. Together, both personality traits — neuroticism and introversion — are linked to depression and anxiety. On the other hand, people with stable emotions who are more extraverted are at lower risk of depression and anxiety.
Those with the lowest incomes in a community suffer 1.5 to 3 times more frequently from depression, anxiety, and other common mental illnesses than those with the highest incomes (5).
Those reporting a higher total time spent in moderate to vigorous physical activity, had 12–32% lower chances of presenting depressive symptoms and 15–34% of presenting anxiety.
Women are more likely to have depression than men. An estimated 3.8% of the population experience depression, including 5% of adults (4% among men and 6% among women), and 5.7% of adults older than 60 years. Approximately 280 million people in the world have depression (1).
Happy People Are Healthier: Some 65% of Studies Show a Link Between a Cheerful Disposition and Improved Wellbeing. A study led by psychology professor Ed Diener shows that there is a link between happiness and health. Happy people tend to be healthier and live longer and chronic unhappiness can be a true health threat.
Greater competition, inequality, and loneliness are the principal factors of the modern, western social environment blamed for rising rates of psychopathology, including depression.
Rich countries tend to have greater income disparities between the very rich and very poor, which could play a role in the development of depression, the researchers said. It's also possible that the study underestimated depression rates in low- and middle-income countries, the researchers said.
Some studies have also suggested that you're more likely to get depression as you get older, and that it's more common in people who live in difficult social and economic circumstances. It's thought that your chance of getting severe depression may be partly affected by the genes you inherit from your parents.
This, says Bill Deakin, has pointed them to several relevant features of brain function. They include cognitive flexibility - our capacity to adapt our thinking to different situations - and also the extent to which our brains concentrate on processing and remembering happy, as opposed to sad, information.
Some personality types that are prone to mental health conditions include isolated introverts, overachievers, dramatists, day dreamers, worry warts, and perfectionists. People with these personalities are at risk of anxiety, depression, panic attacks, and other mental disorders.
The average age of onset for major depressive disorder is between 35 and 40 years of age. Onset in early adulthood may be linked with more depressive episodes, a longer duration of illness, and therefore a more difficult clinical course.
That is the case for major depression. Heritability is probably 40-50%, and might be higher for severe depression. This could mean that in most cases of depression, around 50% of the cause is genetic, and around 50% is unrelated to genes (psychological or physical factors).
Introduction. Depression is a global mental health issue that affects individuals to varying degrees across different countries. Some of the most depressed countries include Greece, Spain, Portugal, Palestine, and Tunisia. These countries have depression rates ranging from 6.52% to 5.75%.
Although depression can and does affect everyone, researchers have found that the loneliness, emptiness, and pressure of the extremely successful put them at greater risk for depression. Take for example Elon Musk who we all know as the epitome of success. He admits that his friends are worried about him, and so is he.
Depression is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, as the epidemiology has shown. Lifetime prevalence estimates vary widely, from 3% in Japan to 17% in India. Epidemiological data shows higher rates of depression in the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia and U.S.A than in other regions and countries.
While the prevalence of depression among Asian Americans is lower than that among other ethnic/racial groups, Asian Americans receive treatment for depression less often and its quality is less adequate.
Gen Z (42%) is about twice as likely as Americans over 25 (23%) to battle depression and feelings of hopelessness.
Countries with the least depression include several smaller, lower-income countries in South Asia such as Brunei, Myanmar, Timor-Leste and Mali, where less than 2.5% of the population is reported to have a depressive disorder.
Some people seem to be born with a happier, carefree disposition than others, and research indicates that — yes — some of your sense of well-being may be in your genes. But only partly. Your genes make up an estimated 40% of your ability to be happy, says psychotherapist Susan Zinn of Susan Zinn Therapy.
Like intelligence, weight, and wealth, the level of happiness also varies from person to person. Yes, some people are happier, some are unhappy. There could be many reasons for this. Mostly when we ask happy people why they are happy, they cannot give an obvious answer.
Biologically speaking, humans are not designed for happiness, writes Rafael Euba on The Conversation. Depression is a natural part of life, fostering problem-solving skills and keeping us out of dangerous situations.
Financial stresses, moving cities, new jobs, and relationship changes are all quite common in young adulthood and can contribute to mental health struggles.