It's important to say that the primary treatment for depression (87% of cases) is drugs, and it's now established that available drugs do not work. A now-famous series of meta-analyses (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4172306/) that include unpublished drug studies show that, for the majority of clients, drug therapy shows no clinically significant benefit.
So when we read that the majority of depressed people aren't being treated, it's vital to remember that the majority of treated people aren't being treated either. The very real possibility exists that we have no idea how to either diagnose or treat depression.
So when we read that the majority of depressed people aren't being treated, it's vital to remember that the majority of treated people aren't being treated either. The very real possibility exists that we have no idea how to either diagnose or treat depression.