He continued: “Depression is one of the most prevalent mental illnesses in Saudi society, and it comes in third place (following separation anxiety disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder). ) While it reached (3.1%) in men in Saudi society, but the numbers increased during the Corona pandemic, according to a survey survey on social media to monitor symptoms of mental disorders during the pandemic, it was found that regarding 21% of the participants suffered from depression of varying severity. It ranged from moderate to very severe, while 17.5 percent suffered from anxiety.
These are symptoms that the patient may not know are due to “depression”
