The Lundbeck Mental Health Barometer 2009

• The figures for the 25-34 year old age group who have either personal or familial experience of depressionis higher than any other age bracket, and has increased from 14% in 2008 to 22% in 2009.

DEPRESSION

EXPERIENCE X

DEMOGRAPHICS

Gender Age Class

‘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

‘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

Total Male Female 15-24 25-34 35-49 50-64 65+ ABC1 C2DE F Urban Rural

% % % % % % % % % % % % %

Family/ Friend

Personally

F/F or personally

ANXIETY

EXPERIENCE X

DEMOGRAPHICS

Gender Age Class Area

‘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

Total Male Female 15-24 25-34 35-49 50-64 65+ ABC1 C2DE F Urban Rural

% % % % % % % % % % % % %

Family/ Friend

Personally

F/F or personally

Experience of depression and anxiety disorder

Now in its fifth year of research, the Lundbeck Mental Health Barometer has annuallycharted attitudes and perceptions of depression and anxiety disorder in Ireland to give anoverview of how they affect both those that suffer from them, and the family/friends ofthose living with these conditions.

While the overall number of people who have ever personallyexperienced depression remains static across all five years ofresearch (5% - 172,000 of the adult population), there has beena slight increase in the number of people who have personalexperience of anxiety since 2005, from 2% up to 4% in 2009(146,000) (1). Depression is an under-diagnosed condition, and theincidence in Ireland is estimated as 400,000 (2).When compared toother health conditions, both depression and anxiety are

regarded as very disruptive, with depression rated as the thirdmost disruptive condition in Ireland. The World HealthOrganisation (WHO) has estimated that depression will be thesecond most disabling medical disorder in the world for all ages,both sexes by 2020, and it is currently the second most disablingin the age category 15-44(3). Stigma also remains an issue forboth depression and anxiety, and the numbers considering eithercondition stigmatising have risen since 2008.

• 15% of women, compared to 7% of men, have either personal experience, or have a friend/family memberwho suffers with anxiety.

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These results are a snapshot from Mind Yourself – The Lundbeck Mental Health Barometer 2009, whichalso focused on other areas of depression and anxiety such as; social stigma; disruptiveness of differenthealth conditions; attitudes towards depression and anxiety; and perceptions of those who are mostlikely to suffer with depression and anxiety. The results draw comparisons to previous years of data. Thefindings are drawn from a nationally representative survey of the adult population undertaken each yearfor Lundbeck by Behaviour and Attitudes.

For a full breakdown of the research results please contact Lundbeck (Ireland) Ltd. on 01 - 468 9800

References (1) Mind Yourself – The Lundbeck Mental Health Barometer 2009 (2) Aware – www.aware.ie (3)WHO website – www.who.int

DEPRESSION:

MOST COMMON

FORWHOM?

DEPRESSION:

MOST COMMON

FORWHOM?

3829

2008

All adults

Youth / teens

Unemployed

Older people / aging

Men

Women

Parents

Full time workers

2009

2230

1110

811

79

5343

Most common sufferers of depression• 30% of the adult population believe that the unemployed are the most common group to experience depression, compared to22% in 2008. Of those who personally suffer with depression however, this figure drops to 23% who believe that depression ismost common among the unemployed.

• Of those with personal experience of depression, 31% believe that youths/teens are the most likely group to experiencedepression, which is more than double the figure of 15% in 2008 and is a significant increase.

• With regard to gender, more of those who personally suffer with depression believe that women are the most common group tosuffer with depression (17%), rather than men (11%).

1531

2008

Ever experienced personally

Youth / teens

Unemployed

Older people / aging

Men

Women

Parents

Full time workers

2009

202324

91311

1417

930

7

Awareness and concealment of depression• The 2009 figures show that there has been a significant reduction in the concealment of depression, resulting in more awarenessof the condition. This could mean that people are now more willing to talk about their condition with family and friends thanbefore.

• Over half (53%) of those who have experienced depression either personally or amongst their family members or friends believethat ‘many’ or ‘some’ would have been aware of the condition at the time. This is a significant increase from 20% in 2008, 20% in2007 and 18% in 2006.

• Of those who have personally suffered with depression, 64% said ‘many’ or ‘some’ would have been aware, a sharp increase from9% in 2008, 25% in 2007 and 23% in 2006. Only 6% stated that ‘none’ would have been aware, which is very encouraging whencompared to previous years of 37% in 2008, 37% in 2008 and 44% in 2006.

The Lundbeck Mental Health Barometer 2009

’06

Self / Family member ever suffered Self Family

’07 ’08 ’09Many would have

been aware

Some would havebeen aware

Very few wouldhave been aware

None would havebeen aware

Don’t know /Notstated

’06 ’07 ’08 ’09 ’06 ’07 ’08 ’09

108

23

44

14

5

18

27

41

10

11

7

22

45

15

610

24

39

20

108

26

37

18

19

33

29

6

13

5

20

24

33

18

14

50

30

6

18

29

50

11

713

25

37

18

10

10

26

37

18

19

34

29

6

12

Aware of condition X person suffering

BROADER

AWARENESS OF

DEPRESSION IN

FAMILY X

SUFFERER