(Barbados Advocate) Senior Consultant Psychiatrist with the Ministry of Health—Depression Can Kill

Posted by Kendall Harmon

In acknowledging this year’s theme “Depression: A Global Crisis”, [Dr. Ermine Belle]... pointed out that there is no other theme which could be more appreciate, given the global recession in recent years.

“Through the recession we hear the news from other countries where people have lost their homes, jobs and in some cases people have decided they cannot go on living. These are true problems of a sad situation impacting.”

Dr Belle told the congregation that there is a need for society to acknowledge and appreciate what depression is all about, as depression is a killer.

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