The Lundbeck Mental Health Barometer 2009
Now in its fifth year of research, the Lundbeck Mental Health Barometer has annually charted attitudes and perceptions of depression and anxiety disorder in Ireland to give an overview of how they affect both those that suffer from them, and the family/friends of those living with these conditions. regarded as very disruptive, with depression rated as the third most disruptive condition in Ireland. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has estimated that depression will be the second most disabling medical disorder in the world for all ages, both sexes by 2020, and it is currently the second most disabling in the age category 15-44(3). Stigma also remains an issue for both depression and anxiety, and the numbers considering either condition stigmatising have risen since 2008.
While the overall number of people who have ever personally experienced depression remains static across all five years of research (5% - 172,000 of the adult population), there has been a slight increase in the number of people who have personal experience of anxiety since 2005, from 2% up to 4% in 2009 (146,000) (1). Depression is an under-diagnosed condition, and the incidence in Ireland is estimated as 400,000 (2).When compared to other health conditions, both depression and anxiety are
Experience of depression and anxiety disorder Age
Gender
DEPRESSION EXPERIENCE X DEMOGRAPHICS
Total
Male
Female 15-24 25-34 35-49
%
%
%
%
%
Class
Area
50-64
65+
ABC1
C2DE
F
Urban
Rural
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
Family/ Friend
‘08
17
15
19
16
13
19
21
12
18
16
15
17
17
‘09
17
14
20
9
20
18
19
17
14
18
19
15
20
Personally
‘08
5
4
5
1
5
8
6
6
3
6
5
6
3
‘09
5
4
5
1
6
4
8
5
2
7
4
4
7
‘08
19
16
21
16
14
21
24
16
19
19
17
19
18
‘09
18
15
21
9
22
18
21
19
15
20
20
16
22
F/F or personally
•
The figures for the 25-34 year old age group who have either personal or familial experience of depression is higher than any other age bracket, and has increased from 14% in 2008 to 22% in 2009.
Gender
ANXIETY EXPERIENCE X DEMOGRAPHICS Family/ Friend
Personally
F/F or personally
•
Total
Male
%
%
Age
Female 15-24 25-34 35-49 %
%
%
%
Class
Area
50-64
65+
ABC1
C2DE
F
Urban
Rural
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
‘08
7
6
9
7
4
10
8
7
8
8
3
8
6
‘09
9
6
13
5
11
11
10
10
8
10
11
8
11
‘08
4
3
5
2
3
6
5
4
3
5
3
6
1
‘09
4
3
5
*
4
5
6
5
4
4
7
4
4
‘08
10
9
11
8
8
14
11
10
10
11
6
12
7
‘09
11
7
15
5
13
12
12
13
9
12
14
10
12
15% of women, compared to 7% of men, have either personal experience, or have a friend/family member who suffers with anxiety.
The Lundbeck Mental Health Barometer