Health Conditions A-Z Mental Illness Depression World Mental Health Day: What Does Depression Look Like? Tomorrow is World Mental Health Day (as well as Depression Screening Day), a time when experts all over the world try to raise awareness about mental health issues. By Min-Ja Lee Min-Ja Lee Min-Ja Lee has been a content producer across several major publications. She was formerly a product manager at Time Inc. and prior to that, a web producer at Conde Nast. She was also a contributor at Front Desk New York Magazine. health's editorial guidelines Published on October 9, 2013 Tomorrow is World Mental Health Day (as well as Depression Screening Day), a time when experts all over the world try to raise awareness about mental health issues. This year, the day is focused in particular on the mental health of older adults. According to the World Health Organization, 15% of people over age 60 suffer from a mental disorder. In the U.S., the highest rates of suicide are in middle aged and older adults. In this video, Kenneth Robbins, MD, psychiatrist, University of Wisconsin-Madison, notes that some people with depression may not be able to talk about it. “Some people can't really tell you that they feel depressed because they're not quite aware what that feeling is,” he says. 20 Celebrities Who Battled Depression 10 Things to Say (and 10 Not to Say) to Someone With Depression “In diagnosing depression, one of those two things has to be present,” says Dr. Robbins. “Either somebody has been unhappy and sad consistently over at least a couple of weeks and often for longer than that. Or, over that same couple of weeks, they say that there's nothing that they've been able to enjoy.” To find a free screening site near you, or to take a screening test online, go to HelpYourselfHelpOthers.org. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit