Psychoanalyst and Professor at the University of São Paulo, Christian Dunker, believes that there is now an industrialisation of depression that disconnects it from the way people live, focused on results as if they were a company.
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The family of a deaf 34-year-old man who suffers from depression are desperate to find him, and have launched an appeal on Facebook.
Madeiran adolescents seem to be following a global trend with regard to psychological problems.
Studies have shown what we already suspected, that the pandemic has contributed to the rising number of cases of depression and anxiety among young Madeirans.
According to the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA), Madeira and Porto Santo have been placed under a yellow warning until 9.00 am Sunday due to rain (sometimes heavy), thunder and strong winds, which have already reached gusts of up to 108 km/per hour.
With the worsening weather conditions, the Madeira archipelago is under orange warning for sea agitation, strong winds and rain due to storm 'Clement,' said the Regional Civil Protection Service, warning that the effects of the storm will continue until Wednesday.
According to data released today by the Regional Directorate of Statistics of Madeira, the National Health Survey, which was carried out between September 2019 and January 2020, indicates that depression affects 10.4% of the island's population aged 15 and over. Depression is classed as a chronic disease and the surveys results mean that 22,900 people living in the region suffer from chronic depression, with women being more affected than men. The results are similar to those released in the 2014 survey.