1Assistant Professor, Institute of Public Health, Kalyani, West Bengal, India
2Consultant Psychiatrist, Bradgate Mental Health Unit, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, UK and Visiting Professor, AGMC, Tripura, India
*Correspondence: Dr. Sohini Banerjee, C/O Subhrangshu Banerjee, 146/8C Lake Gardens, Lane Beside Lake Gardens Post Office, Kolkata-700045, West Bengal, India. banerjee.sohini.mph@gmail.com
Online published on 18 July, 2018.
Depression is a mental disorder which has considerable public health significance, in terms of its prevalence, suffering, dysfunction and disability, morbidity, mortality (as a result of suicide), and economic burden. This review is a focus on the impact of depression and the World Health Organization's (WHO) call for campaign against depression in India.
Mental Disorders. World Health Organization. India
