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Techniques in Neurosurgery & Neurology

Advances in The Therapy of Depression

Submission: July 04, 2018; Published: July 06, 2018

DOI: 10.31031/TNN.2018.02.000526

ISSN 2637-7748
Volume2 Issue1

Abstract

Depression is one of the most common serious medical and psychiatric disorders, with greater than 200 million adults worldwide suffering from major depressive disorder (MDD) at any given time, according to a 2003 report by the World Health Organization titled Investing in Mental Health.

According to the U.S. National Comorbidity Survey Replication published in 2007, more than 16 million adults in the United States, which represents approximately 6.7% of itsentire adult population, will suffer from MDD in a 12-month period.

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