Bangladesh, Dec. 13 -- It shouldn't be a matter of surprise that 71 per cent of the population suffers from depression. According to physicians, this is fast becoming the leading cause of suicides and affecting overall well being of people around the world. The causes of depression differ from developing countries to the developed world, yet fewer people seek professional help to combat the malaise.
The recent revelation of figures based on a survey of citizens of Dhaka attributes the disease to a combination of factors ranging from utter frustration in being caught up in snarling traffic thereby reducing quality family time and rest to overall worries about making ends meet due to spiralling prices of essentials. While extrapolation of a ...