Welcome to Depression Stats

depression facts

This site is designed to help those who may be suffering from depression, or who may have family or friends who are depressed. Our goal is to provide information, statistics, warning signs, and treatment options for depression so that people may become educated about the different types of depression and be able to more effectively overcome depression. Get help with clinical depression, anxiety, and disorders. 


Depression Disorder
Depression disorder is likely a loose reference to “depressive disorders,” the first of the major subcategories of mood disorders in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) published by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and several categories of Mood (affective) Disorders in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) published by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Depression and Exercise
Many people have the idea that exercise is helpful in dealing with depression. But they may not know what kind of exercise or how much will prove most fruitful. This article will review what is known about the relationship between exercise and depression.
Suicide and Depression
In this Suicide and Depression article find resources and help for depression and suicidal thoughts. Depression affects people of all ages and suicidal thoughts is the most common symptom of depression. More about help and treatment for depression can be found here.
Reactive Depression
What is reactive depression? This article helps define reactive depression and offers information on the causes, risk factors, symptoms, and treatment options for reactive depression. Being depressed can be caused by a number of factors, reacting is just one.
Depression Screening
Depression screening can be done as a self-assessment by taking online depression quizzes and tests, or by a mental health specialist, or therapist. This article offers information depression screening, and a comparison of self help depression tests and professional help.
Elderly depression
What is elderly depression? This article will define elderly depression and how it differs or compares to other types of depression. Keep reading to learn the causes, symptoms, and treatment options for elderly depression. Keep reading to see if you're at risk of elderly depression.