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Abstract

Depression will be ranked 2nd global disease by 2020 according to WHO. The depression prevalence rate was 7.2% from 1994 to 2014. 21 About 350 million people including children, female and male suffered from depression by 2018. 22 Depression is common mental disorder in Pakistan due to chronic illness and irregularities. In Pakistan, the worsening state of retrieval from chronic illness is due to depression. In general population, depression in female is 10-25% and male is 5-12% and risk is up to 25-33% in chronic patient. 23