People fear depression more than cancer: study

PEOPLE fear depression more than cancer when they think about the disruption the illness would cause in their lives.

Research by the Lundbeck pharmaceutical company found people believed depression would also be more disruptive than even life-threatening illnesses like Parkinson’s or heart disease. Only Alzheimer’s disease and schizophrenia were rated as more disruptive.

The findings were the result of a survey of 1,059 adults across Ireland in March this year which also shows that most people believe there is a stigma attached to depression.