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Depression rising among expatriate population

The lack of a support system, like the family, in the case of most expats who work away from their near and dear ones, plunges them into the depths of despair. A recent research has shown that one in 10 adults experience depression every year.

The Indian ambassador, Chandra Mohan Bhandari, said that a majority of the people who committed suicide in the country were mentally upset because when they left India, they had started off with certain expectations, which remained unmet during all their years of stay here. Doctors warn people to watch out for symptoms of depression which include loss of interest or pleasure in activities including sex, restlessness, irritability, feelings of guilt, worthlessness, helplessness, pessimism, extreme fatigue, loss of appetite, entertaining thoughts of suicide, and lack of concentration, besides persistent physical symptoms that do not respond to treatment, such as headaches, digestive disorders, and chronic pain.

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