"These data show that to terminate treatment of a patient with depression is not enough that it retrieves only part of the mind, a little bit better relationship with the environment or partially control emotions," explained the Dr. Antonio ArumÃ, secretary of the Spanish Association of Private Psychiatry (ASEPP), at a meeting of experts held this Friday in Barcelona .
In this way, the doctor has insisted that "drop out of treatment when they are still visible some of the symptoms of depression unresolved causes the patient not only can be placed back on the disease in a short space of time, but neither recover 100 percent of the social and emotional functionality they had before the period of depression. "
In fact, the expert reported that only 47 percent of patients who have not achieved a complete remission of the disease eventually have normal function in activities of daily living, personal relationships or self-care it.
HIGH COST OF HEALTH
Also Arumà has recognized that it is a disease that has a major impact on health spending as people who reach 100 percent cure have an average of 20 days off due to depression over six months. "This figure is tripled when the disease gets only partially be cured," he added.
This expert has noted that the total remission of the disease is a benefit to the patient and reducing overhead costs and pharmaceutical costs due to other diseases associated with depression, "as other cardiovascular diseases due to obesity , sedentary or poor diet. "
On the other hand, the non-resolution of all symptoms of depression also involves a high risk of chronic disease and the patient recovers only between 60 and 80 percent of its functionality when carrying out activities of daily life or social relations.
Statistics show that fifteen percent of the Spanish population will suffer an episode of depression throughout his life.
