Depression is a common, chronic, and impairing disorder with first onset often occurring during adolescence
1 and affecting close to a quarter of all adults during their lifetime.
2 The World Health Organization
3 estimates that depression is the third leading cause of global disease, is projected to be the second leading cause by 2020, and will rank first in high-income countries by 2030.
4 Thus, depression is a major public health problem that requires the development, implementation, and evaluation of strategies for preventing its onset and recurrence.