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International Survey Shows People With Depression Unaware of Painful Physical Symptoms of Depression, Delaying Treatment and Compromising Recovery.

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ATLANTA, Georgia, May 26 /PRNewswire/ -- - Depressed Individuals Struggle in Silence, Waiting for Nearly One Year Before Seeking Professional Help

Findings from an international survey released today in Atlanta showed that people with major depressive disorder, on average, waited more than 11 months to see a doctor and were only diagnosed with depression after five visits to the doctor, further delaying treatment. The survey also revealed that nearly 72 percent of people with major depression did not believe, prior to their diagnosis, that painful physical symptoms such as unexplained headache, backache, gastrointestinal disturbance and vague aches and pains, were common symptoms of depression. However, 79 percent acknowledged these symptoms to be bothersome or very bothersome, prompting them to see a doctor.

"Undiagnosed depression can be very serious because medical research shows the longer a depressed person goes untreated, the more chronic their condition can become and the lower their chances for a full recovery," says...

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