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Originally Posted by RustyAxe
Is it increasing in incidence, or are more cases being diagnosed and reported ... ie; more people seeking treatment because of changing attitudes towards mental illness and treatment?
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I think that this is a very reasonable observation.
When having my cancer treatment, I was told by one of the care nurses that it is now estimated that 50% of the population will get cancer.
Whilst no-one can say whether this is an increase, but certainly, far less people seem to die of "natural causes" any more.
Of course depression has long had a stigma - men were regarded as weak, and women ... foolish (?)
Thankfully, there is more , and informed help available from my country's health system and hopefully less drug and ECT usage.