Italy feels the blues

Italy feels the blues

Some 25 percent of those living in Italy have suffered from depression at least once in their lives. The numbers emerge from a study conducted in 160 medical clinics throughout Italy, which surveyed more than 1,600 patients. The depression rate in Italy currently hovers at 10 percent, yet doctors

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Thu 07 Oct 2010 12:00 AM

Some 25 percent of those living in Italy have suffered from depression at least once in their lives. The numbers emerge from a study conducted in 160 medical clinics throughout Italy, which surveyed more than 1,600 patients. The depression rate in Italy currently hovers at 10 percent, yet doctors estimate that the figure could rise to 20 percent by 2020.

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