7,4% of Mexicans have symptoms of depression.

According to the National Institute of Psychiatric, 7,4% of Mexicans suffer from depression causing a decrease in job performance up to 40% and absenteeism of 14 days per year.

As part of the Symposium of Depression: Knowledge, your best toll, held on March 25, 2010 in Mexico City, experts recognized that the country should allocate 10% of the budget to the attention of mental illness. This is the amount recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), and Mexico currently uses only 1%. The Symposium was organized by the World Federation for Mental Health and the civil organization Voz Pro Salud Mental.

According to the National Institute of Psychiatric, 7,4% of Mexicans suffer from depression causing a decrease in job performance up to 40% and absenteeism of 14 days per year. The WHO said that for 2020 depression would be the second disable illness in the World.

Maria Elena Medina, director of the National Institute of Psychiatric, commented that the current generation of young Mexicans are twice more likely to develop a mental disorder, especially depression. That’s because the post traumatic stress caused by the violent situation in the country.