Share of depressed people seeking help in Italy 2021-2022

As of 2022, about 6.2 percent of adults in Italy reported depression symptoms. Among them, on average 62.4 percent asked for help to get out of this mental state between 2021 and 2022. According to the data, the regions where people suffering from depression were least likely to seek help were Sicily and Molise. The Autonomous Province of Bolzano and Trento, on the contrary, were the regions with the highest percentage of individuals declaring they reached out for help when experiencing depression symptoms. Depression among elderlyIn Italy, higher percentages of people suffering from depression can be observed among elderly people. Between 2021 and 2022, about 13.5 percent of people aged 85 and older were experiencing symptoms of depression. When considering gender differences, elderly women were more than twice as likely to suffer from depression. AntidepressantsDuring the last decade, consumption of antidepressants increased in Italy, rising from 39 DDD per 1,000 inhabitants per day in 2013 to 45.8 in 2022. Sertraline was the most used active ingredient in 2022, as well as the one with the lowest average cost per daily defined dose, at 0.23 euros per DDD.

截至2022年，意大利约有6.2%的成年人报告了抑郁症状。其中，在2021至2022年间，平均有62.4%的人寻求帮助以摆脱这种心理状态。根据数据，西西里岛和莫利塞是抑郁患者最不可能寻求帮助的地区。相反，博尔扎诺自治省和特伦托省是抑郁症患者寻求帮助比例最高的地区。在意大利，老年人群中抑郁症的发病率较高。在2021至2022年间，约13.5%的85岁及以上人群正经历抑郁症状。当考虑性别差异时，老年女性患抑郁症的可能性是男性的两倍以上。抗抑郁药在过去十年中，意大利的抗抑郁药消费量有所增加，从2013年的每人每天39个DDD（每日剂量单位）上升到2022年的45.8个DDD。塞曲林在2022年是使用最广泛的活性成分，同时也是平均每日剂量成本最低的，每DDD的平均成本为0.23欧元。