Media Analysis

Media Analysis: Relationship between Depression and ViolenceNameInstitutional affiliationMedia Analysis: Relationship between Depression and ViolenceIntroduction Mental health is one of the primary health concerns in America. The reason is that it affects the majority of Americans and consumes a lot of public health resources (National Institute of Mental Health, 2019a). According to the National Institute of Mental Health, one in every five adults in America suffer from some of the mental disorder, which translates to approximately 46.6 million people (National Institute of Mental Health, 2019a). Given the high prevalence, more efforts are needed to provide aid to patients with mental health disorders. This essay will focus on depression (a form of mental illness) as a contributory factor to violence and its depiction in the film Joker.Status of Depression Depression is one of the world's most common mental disorders. In the United States, depression affects more people than any other mental illness (National Institute of Mental Health, 2019b). The National Institute of Mental Health indicates that depression affects approximately 17.3 million people representing 7.1% of the total