In any year, nearly 10% of the U.S. population suffers from depression. Often simple misdiagnosis: many sleep problems and chronic pain actually are symptoms of depression. "These illnesses are just as real as other medical illnesses," Dr. Insel says.
Remarks of Sylvia Drew Ivie, on the occasion of the Women Who Dared Awards of the California Black Women's Health Project, June 15, 2006, City Club, Los Angeles, CA