WHEN DEPRESSION IS NOT TREATED

The chances of risky behaviors such as drug or alcohol addiction are increased when depression in not treated. Untreated depression can ruin relationships and cause problems as work. It can also make it difficult to overcome serious illnesses. Clinical depression is an illness that involves the body, mood and thoughts. Clinical depression is also known as major depression. The way you feel about yourself and others is affected by this illness. Your thoughts are even affected. Depressed individuals cannot simply "pull themselves together" and be cured. Untreated depression cal last for weeks, months or years without the proper treatment. Treatment may include antidepressants and/or psychotherapy. Untreated depression is considered a disability. It can render people disabled in their work life, family life and social life. Clinical depression, left untreated, can be as costly to the U.S. economy as heart disease or AIDS. More than 200 million days of lost work each year untreated depression is responsible for. Absenteeism from work, lost productivity and direct treatment costs of untreated depression is an annual cost of more than $43.7 billion.