Korea ranks last in level of depression medication despite high suicide rates

red to green = level of depression medication consumption

Article: Korea has the #1 suicide rate... but last place in the OECD for depression medication

Source: Yonhap News via Nate

1. [+652, -12] Because when you sit down with your friends and try to tell them that you think you're depressed, they all start saying, "You think it's only tough for you? I'm depressed too. We all live with it..." Korean society has made this a habit.

2. [+625, -17] Once it goes on your record that you needed mental help, people treat you like there's something wrong with you and get left out of everything.. so people just hold it in and not get treated.

3. [+31, -2] My dad thinks people get depressed because they're weak and looks down on them for it. It's so frustrating.

4. [+25, -2] In order to decrease the suicide rate, we need to advertise mental help suggestions and a way to turn people around...

5. [+25, -3] It's so wrong how the minute you even say you're depressed, people treat you like you're mentally sick.

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Source: Naver

1. [+3,075, -71] Wanna know why... because Koreans would rather stay quiet than admit themselves for mental help and get treated like you're mentally sick. Just because you take depression medication doesn't make you mentally sick.

2. [+2,461, -91] Once it goes on your record that you got medication for your depression, suddenly you get rejected from all sorts of insurances~~ even driver's and traveler's insurances~~ It's a scarlet letter if there ever was one.

3. [+1,957, -88] People are depressed but will also quickly label each other psychos the minute they get help for it. Who'd get help in that situation? People aren't mature enough to handle this.

4. [+1,592, -82] If you suffer from depression and get help for it and it goes on your medical records... it's going to affect you negatively when you try to get employment later.

5. [+354, -7] The sad part is that the people who seek help should be considered normal but get treated like they're mentally sick.

6. [+305, -3] Even if you go in just for consulting, you get treated like you're mentally sick.

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