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Depression
- Mental Health Awareness Month -
Introduction 01

Is it curable? 02

Signs 03

Triggers 04

Risk Factors 05
What is depression
and what can I do
about it?
Everyone can feel sad or overwhelmed at times. But
depression is a chronic feeling of emptiness, sadness, or
inability to feel pleasure that may appear to happen for
no clear reason.
Different factors can
increase the risk of
depression
Depression often persists in spite of a change of circumstances
and causes feelings that are intense, chronic, and not
proportional to a person’s circumstances.
Diagnosis specificity
makes the difference
PHQ-9 SCORE DEPRESSION SEVERITY PROPOSED TREATMENT

0-4 None-Minimal Write your proposed treatment here

5-9 Mild Write your proposed treatment here

10 - 14 Moderate Write your proposed treatment here

15 - 19 Moderately Severe Write your proposed treatment here

20 - 27 Severe Write your proposed treatment here

“When people don’t
know exactly what
depression is, they can
be judgmental”
Jeremy Passion
Licensed Psychologist
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Depression is distinct from the negative feelings a person
may temporarily have in response to a difficult life event.

Research Degree
There are effective There are effective
treatments that help with treatments that help with
recovery. recovery.
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 Therapy
Techniques
Common Signs
Persistent depressed mood
and Symptoms
Depression can cause a range of psychological Loss of interest in hobbies and activities
and physical symptoms, including:

Changes in appetite and body weight

Unusually slow or agitated movements

Decreased energy or fatigue

Difficulty sleeping or oversleeping

 Problem Solution
If a person has symptoms of If a person has symptoms of
depression for longer than 2 depression for longer than 2
weeks, they should seek weeks, they should seek
professional help. professional help.
Treatment may depend
on many factors

Support Psychotherapy
There are effective There are effective
treatments that help with treatments that help with
recovery. recovery.

Drug Treatment
There are effective
treatments that help with
recovery.
What causes College students

depression? There are many possible causes, and various factors

combine to trigger symptoms.

Interactions between various factors can

increase the risk of depression.
In Teens
There are many possible causes, and various factors
combine to trigger symptoms.

In Children
There are many possible causes, and various factors
combine to trigger symptoms.

In marginalized groups
There are many possible causes, and various factors
combine to trigger symptoms.
 14.40%

More teenagers are 12.40%

experiencing
depression 9.10%

There are many possible causes, and various factors

combine to trigger symptoms.
6.00%
4.90%
Experienced major depressive episode 3.40%

Received treatment

2021 2022 2023

Depression alters behaviors
and attitudes

Physical Emotional Mental

There are effective There are effective There are effective
treatments that help with treatments that help with treatments that help with
recovery. recovery. recovery.

Loneliness Encourage Feelings

There are effective There are effective There are effective
treatments that help with treatments that help with treatments that help with
recovery. recovery. recovery.
 17.7M
Americans who suffered a
depressive episode in 2023.

35%
Percentage of adults who did not
receive treatment

18-25
Adult age group most affected by
depression.
 Are you at risk?

Depression Anxiety
Depression is distinct from the Depression is distinct from the
negative feelings a person may negative feelings a person may
temporarily have in response to a temporarily have in response to a
difficult life event. difficult life event.

Did you know that you could be battling both anxiety

and depression at the same time?
You’ll notice that depression and anxiety share symptoms
 When should I seek help?

Emotional Mental
There are effective There are effective
treatments that help with treatments that help with
recovery. recovery.

Encourage Physical
There are effective There are effective
treatments that help with treatments that help with
recovery. recovery.
First steps to deal
with depression
The mental filter
If a person has symptoms of
depression for longer than 2 weeks,
they should seek professional help.

Do things you enjoy

If a person has symptoms of
depression for longer than 2 weeks,
they should seek professional help.

Stay connected
If a person has symptoms of
depression for longer than 2 weeks,
they should seek professional help.
 Healing is never linear

3 Months 6 Months 9 Months 12 Months

There are effective There are effective There are effective There are effective
treatments that help with treatments that help with treatments that help with treatments that help with
recovery. recovery. recovery. recovery.
Highest rates of
depression

9.3%
They should seek professional help.

13.1%
They should seek professional help.

11.7%
300 million people across the globe suffer from
They should seek professional help. depression
You deserve to be
better!
There are many possible causes, and various factors
combine to trigger symptoms.

Physical Emotional
There are effective There are effective
treatments that help with treatments that help with
recovery. recovery.
Mental Health access
for everyone
Depression often persists in spite of a change of circumstances
and causes feelings that are intense, chronic, and not
proportional to a person’s circumstances.
Thank you! :)
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