Mental illness will now strike one in five people in the United States alone and the numbers are steadily increasing. In particular, serious depression has risen astonishingly in
             the recent years. Depression is, by defintion, "A condition marked by an inablity to
             concentrate, insomnia, and feeling of dejection and hopelessness." There are so many types
             of depression and mental illlness that it is sometimes hard to be traced, but if it is
             goes without being treated, can be deadly. Sucide rates among adolescents and young adults
             are climbing steadily. It is no longer the older people whom are depressed. This disease will
             devastate people of all ages and races. Many people who have been admired throughout
             history have too struggeled with this. A study of 300 biographies of history's most
             accomplished politicans, scientists, artists and philosophers found evidence that 3 out of 4 of
             them would have been considered depressed.At the same time, it is important to keep in mind
             that approximately 50 percent of individuals who suffer from an episode of major depression
             will experience second episodes. Individuals who experience second episodes in turn have a
             70-percent chance of a third, and those who suffer three episodes have a 90-percent chance of
             experiencing a fourth. ( Hurley 34). One reason for relapses is that millions of Americans go
             without adequate treatment, in part because healthcare insurance policies and laws prevent them
             from getting the treatment they may desperately need.
             Where there are so many types of depression it helps to have some background
             knowlege of it. The exact definition has been debated for many years. Some mental health
             professionals consider depression as a mood disorder (Hales37), while others say that
             depression is as serious as diabetes and pneumonia, depression affects the body as well as the
             mind (10). Everyone will suffer from depressio...