Health Humanities: Dealing with Depression and the Power of Books to help sustain the Journey- Reviews & Inferences

Clinically, Depression can be defined as, “A mental health disorder characterised by persistently depressed mood or loss of interest in activities, causing significant impairment in daily life.” The causes may vary from biological, psychological, environmental to lifestyle reasons. The complex interactions between all the above mentioned factors can lead to depression. Life style alterations like loss of a loved one,personal habits etc., can also trigger depression. Psychological and pharmacological remedies exist for different stratas of depression, However, In countries like India there is very less awareness in the view of it. People in the villages still lack the awarenss and blame it on witchcraft or the inhabiting of bad spirits. Inlowand middle-income families treatment and support services for depression are often inattentive or below advanced. An projected range of 76–85% of people suffer from mental disorders in countries that lack access to the treatment