Media Release: World Health Day 2017 – Depression: Let’s Talk

Depression show – live 15 April 2017

Segment 1 – About Depression

• Discussion
  • Basic concepts,
    • Definitions, etc.
  • Prevalence
  • Clinical features, diagnosis and clinical course
  • Causes and risk factor

Segment 2 – Impact

• Discussion
  • Impact of Depression
    • Suicide
    • Other chronic mental and/or medical conditions
    • Productivity
    • Health Systems
      • Public vs Private
    • Living with Depression
      • Personal accounts from sufferers, close family and friends, etc
    • Stigma, attitudes, etc

Segment 3 – Prevention

• Discussion
  • Awareness
  • Identification of risk factors
  • Dealing with stress
    • Family/Relationships
    • At work
    • Finances
    • Other

Segment 4 – Treatment

• Discussion
  • Principles of treatment
    • Multi-disciplinary team
  • Health Systems
    • Personnel
      • expertise/attitudes, etc.
    • Facilities
  • Treatment methods
  • Length of treatment
  • Support
    • Groups
    • Family
    • Employers, etc.