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Written question asked by Matthew Banks (Conservative), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 18 March 1997. It was answered by Simon Burns (Conservative) on Tuesday, 18 March 1997 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Dept of Health

Question
How many people suffer from clinical depression in the United Kingdom each year.
Answer

Mr. Banks: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people suffer from clinical depression in the United Kingdom each year. [20201] Mr. Burns: The Office of Population Censuses and Surveys' survey of psychiatric morbidity carried out in Great Britain in 1993 revealed that 21 per thousand people aged between 16 to 64 years suffered from depression in the preceding week before the survey.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
20201; 292 c588W
Session
1996-97
Subjects
Depressive illnesses Mental illness
Contains statistics
Yes