There is no wealth without mental health.

• Major depressive disorder is a risk factor in the development of coronary heart disease. Individuals with depression are more likely to experience an adverse cardiac event such as a heart attack or blood clots. Depression has proven to be such a risk factor in cardiac disease that the American Heart Association has recommended that all cardiac patients be screened for depression. • People who survive heart attacks but suffer from major depression have a 3-4 times greater risk of dying within six months than those who do not suffer from depression. • People who have both diabetes and depression have more severe symptoms of both diseases, higher rates of work disability and use more medical services than those who have diabetes alone. • Death rates are as much as 25% higher in cancer patients who felt depressed and 39% higher in cancer patients who received a diagnosis of depression. • Individuals with a chronic history of anxiety are 30% more likely to be obese than those who have not been diagnosed with anxiety.