In 2020, around 53 percent of respondents worldwide aged 15 years and older reported that taking prescribed medication was very helpful in alleviating feelings of anxiety or depression that they had, compared to 11 percent of respondents who stated that taking prescribed medication was not helpful. This statistic illustrates the reported helpfulness of select actions in alleviating anxiety or depression according to respondents worldwide as of 2020.
Percentage of respondents worldwide who found select approaches helpful in alleviating anxiety or depression as of 2020
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Wellcome Trust. (October 20, 2021). Percentage of respondents worldwide who found select approaches helpful in alleviating anxiety or depression as of 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1288396/reported-helpfulness-of-actions-to-alleviate-anxiety-depression-worldwide/
Wellcome Trust. "Percentage of respondents worldwide who found select approaches helpful in alleviating anxiety or depression as of 2020." Chart. October 20, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1288396/reported-helpfulness-of-actions-to-alleviate-anxiety-depression-worldwide/
Wellcome Trust. (2021). Percentage of respondents worldwide who found select approaches helpful in alleviating anxiety or depression as of 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1288396/reported-helpfulness-of-actions-to-alleviate-anxiety-depression-worldwide/
Wellcome Trust. "Percentage of Respondents Worldwide Who Found Select Approaches Helpful in Alleviating Anxiety or Depression as of 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1288396/reported-helpfulness-of-actions-to-alleviate-anxiety-depression-worldwide/
Wellcome Trust, Percentage of respondents worldwide who found select approaches helpful in alleviating anxiety or depression as of 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1288396/reported-helpfulness-of-actions-to-alleviate-anxiety-depression-worldwide/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Percentage of respondents worldwide who found select approaches helpful in alleviating anxiety or depression as of 2020 [Graph], Wellcome Trust, October 20, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1288396/reported-helpfulness-of-actions-to-alleviate-anxiety-depression-worldwide/