Over 350 million people in the world are affected by depression. This online course will raise awareness of depression and how it can be recognised, diagnosed, classified and treated. It starts by looking at diagnoses before moving on to define the various types of depression, you’ll also learn about other disorders. It looks at the causes, everyday factors that can affect it and how it can affect adults, teenagers and children and how you can get help. There’s information on techniques you can use to help and also the roles played by exercise, diet and lifestyle.