Major depression is a chronic illness with a high prevalence and is a major component of
disease burden. Depressive disorders were the second leading cause of years lived with
disability in 2010 in Canada, the United States and globally. 1, 2 When depression-related
deaths due to suicide and stroke are considered, depression has the third highest global
burden of disease. 3 Major depression is growing in overall disease burden in Canada and
around the world; it is predicted to be the leading cause of disease burden by 2030, and it is�…