Kinesiology 1070A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Beck Depression Inventory, Baud, Depressant
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Mental illness indirectly affects all canadians at some time through a family member, friend, or colleague. Mental illness affects people of all ages, education and income levels, and cultures. 20% of canadians will personally experience mental illness at some point. Stigma or discrimination attached to mental illness presents a serious barrier, not only to the diagnosis and treatment but also to acceptance in the community. Almost of those who feel they have suffered from depression or anxiety have never gone to see a doctor about this problem. Fewer than 25% of those affected have access to effective treatment. People (cid:449)ho ha(cid:448)e depressio(cid:374) feel a lot of sad(cid:374)ess, isolatio(cid:374), guilt, a(cid:374)(cid:454)iet(cid:455) ne(cid:448)er (cid:449)a(cid:374)t to get out of (cid:271)ed a(cid:374)d (cid:272)ould just (cid:271)e i(cid:374) a(cid:374) e(cid:373)otio(cid:374)al state of e(cid:454)haustio(cid:374) that (cid:272)a(cid:374)"t (cid:271)e fi(cid:454)ed (cid:271)(cid:455) sleep. Depression is the leading cause of disability as measured by years lived with disability (yld) and.