In an opinion piece in the New York Times (7/11), physician and author Lisa Pryor writes that “depression is a global problem, and developing nations are not immune.” In fact, “World Health Organization data show that the highest prevalence of depression by region is for women in Africa, at 5.9 percent.” Like depression, “suicide is also a global problem. In 2015, 78 percent of suicides occurred in low- and middle-income countries.” Pryor concludes, “Suffering is compounded when the groups that are most in need of treatment for mental illness are the very groups who are less likely to receive it.”
Related Links:
— “How to Have a Better Conversation About Mental Illness ,”Lisa Pryor , The New York Times, July 11, 2018.