- Women experience depression twice as often as men, BUT suicide rates are 4 times greater in men than in women.
- From 70+ the rate of male suicide rises, reaching a peak at 85 and over. (This may be because men are less likely to admit depression and doctors are less likely to suspect it.
- 18.8 million Americans suffer from a depressive illness every year.
- Around 1 in 20 adults will suffer an anxiety disorder in their lifetime.
- Anxiety disorder is more common if you are unemployed, at home, separated, divorced or widowed.
- It is now estimated that 80-90% of all disease is stress-related.
- Stress is more powerful than diet in influencing cholesterol levels.
