Globally, 3.8 percent of people suffer from depression, a total of about
280 million people, according to the World Health Organization. Although the use of antidepressants has increased, the treatment results are inconsistent, and many people’s symptoms don’t improve.
However, there are two naturally present antidepressants that people can try.
Antidepressants Don’t Work for Some People
Data from the National Health Interview Survey show that in 2019, 18.5 percent of U.S. adults had symptoms of depression that were either mild, moderate, or severe in the past two weeks. This means that about
1 in 5 adults experienced symptoms of depression. Among them, 22 percent of adult women, and 15 percent of adult men, experienced some degree of depression.
