While stress isn’t a mental health problem in itself, the disorder which is treatable is a growing public health concern and particularly alarming is the prevalence of depression and risk of suicide in this cohort.
Depression is also called major depressive disorder or clinical depression and it affects how you feel, think and behave and can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems.
Concerns have risen over the increasing cases of university students committing suicide over relationships.
The following are careers with highest depression rate
Waiters
Maybe this category of professionals is one of the most depressive ones. In essence, it is a poorly paid job with long hours of standing and a lot of people telling you what to do (chef, assistant chef and all sorts of customers).
Social workers
This job is obviously expected to be in the list of most depressive professions. Dealing with issues such as, for example, child abuse and being responsible for finding a solution is not easy. Indeed,this job is so demanding, especially on a psychological level, that it hardly leaves one’s personal life unaffected.
4. Teachers and professors
The ever-increasing demands, children of all ages, parents and the educational system make the teaching profession one of the top ten jobs with highest depression rates.
5. Artists, writers
The occupations related to the artistic nature are affected by three factors: unstable salary, no sense of working schedule and isolation. One of the most common diseases that plague the artistic world is a bipolar disorder, accompanied by constant mood swings in the “name” of creativity, especially when the life of an artist is in stark contrast to demands of the modern lifestyle.
6. Doctors and nurses
When someone works in adverse conditions, faced with life and death, out of the normal schedule, it is quite logical for him to get on the brink of depression.
7. Administrative assistants
Though it sounds surprising, administrative assistants have to deal with the paradox of high demands with little control. They are usually the “cogs in the machine” without any power and have to satisfy from the smallest to the most absurd request of their superiors.
Veterinarians
Those involved in the field of animal care as veterinarians seem to have above average suicide rates when compared to the general population. Since many vets have easy access to various pharmaceutical medications and knowledge of pharmacology, using them for the purposes of suicide isn’t a far-fetched idea – especially when a veterinarian becomes depressed.
This is another job that requires technical skill, proper diagnoses, and little room for mistakes.