Lou Ru-pin, Director of the Psychiatric Department at Veterans Hospital, points to statistics from abroad as an indication that the actual incidence of depression is probably higher than we imagine. The likelihood that someone might suffer from depression in their lifetime is 15 %.
三軍總醫院精神科主任陸汝斌則引用國外的統計調查指出，憂鬱症的數字比我們想像中來得高，每人終其一生得到憂鬱症的可能性高達百分之十五。