Major depression impacts approximately 5% of the population and is the fourth leading cause of disability.

“Major depression impacts 5% of the population. That is any enormous number. That means if you're in a class of 100 people, five of them are dealing with major depression or have at some point. Look around you in any environment and you can be sure that a good portion of the people that you're surrounded by is impacted by depression, or will be at some point. So this is something we really have to take seriously and that we want to understand. It is the number four cause of disability.”