Majority of Depressed Don't Seek Help

Guest: Graham Thornicroft, PhD, Professor of Community Psychiatry, Kings College, London Staying on the topic of mental health, in wealthy nations like the US, it’s not unusual for Hollywood stars and prominent individuals to talk openly about struggling with – and seeking treatment for – conditions such as depression.  That is not so much the case in developing countries where only about 1 in 27 people who suffer depression get adequate treatment for it.  The estimate comes from a new study published in” The British Journal of Psychiatry.”