Costa Ricans are drowned in depression from very young ages.
This is an alert issued by the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS), because it warned that the numbers of patients are increasing and the disorder is becoming evident since childhood.
In 2016, the institution had to pay ¢ 1.4 billion for disabilities to depressed people. This meant 77,769 leave days among 4,339 people.
Lilia Uribe, director of the Psychiatric Hospital, said that all mental health problems have increased.
Each year, 7 in every 100 people suffer from depression; 4 of them are victims of major depressions, which may be accompanied with psychosis, and 3 with nonpsychotic depressions.
It is a disease that is around us, it is in our homes and in our friends’ homes and most people do not recognize it,
Uribe said. The specialists called on society to help recognize the symptoms.
Women are four times more likely to suffer from the disorder. In addition, people suffering from two or more chronic diseases are 8 times more likely to suffer from the disorder.
The Director of the National Psychiatric Hospital commented that childhood experiences have a leading role in the development of depression.
Symptoms:
-Anger
-Eating problems
-Frequent sobbing
-Isolation
-Guilty feeling