Depression-Commonly+Found

Depression -- Commonly Found

Over 20 million people in the United States have some form of depression. toc

=How it happens= It has been told several times on the other pages on this wiki that depression is found genetically and is passed through parents. It is commonly found in people who live in a poor environment. This poor environment can include common financial/housing issues, family/close person death, marital issues, or other family-related issues. These are common "triggers" to pull out the genes, but there are several other environmental issues that can and will contribute to the depression.

=Who has it?= Females have twice as many cases of depression compared to males. One in eight females are likey to have depression in their life at some point. Females have over two million more confirmed cases of depression each year compared to males. As for people we know daily, a lot of current celebrities suffer from depression. Princess Diana, Billy Joel, Heath Ledger, J.K. Rowling, Jim Carrey, and Sheryl Crow are just a few of the thousands of famous humans we know and love who suffer from this genetic disorder. Stress is a cause of depression, and although it may seem like celebrities "have it all," the famed ones still have a lot more stress compared to middle-class citizens, which is why they are all diagnosed with this disorder.

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