The past few years have tested us all – the fight against COVID, economic instability, and the war in Ukraine. We have all been affected, some more, some less. That’s quite a lot for just a few years! Especially for generations who grew up in peace and relative stability, with the feeling that nothing bad…
Although we sometimes struggle to define exactly what stress is, we still recognize when it’s bothering us – a sense of tension, lack of energy or fatigue, irritability, dissatisfaction, overly emotional reactions to things that previously wouldn’t have triggered such a response. The discomfort is both mental and physical. Why do we experience stress? There…
We are already quite aware of adult depression and know how to recognize it, but diagnosing depression in children is somewhat more challenging. Depression is one of the most common mental disorders worldwide. According to WHO statistics, Estonia ranks among the countries with the highest rates of depression, with approximately 75,000 Estonians diagnosed—that is, about…
On average, 5% of the population is affected by depression each year. The prevalence of psychiatric disorders is similar across different countries, although it can be influenced to some extent by societal stability and, in our latitude, also by the seasons.