According to Italy's Passi surveillance, about 6% of adults aged 18-69 report depressive symptoms.
Notes on verification
Directly confirmed by ISS/Epicentro official sources and corroborated across multiple biennial PASSI survey waves (2021-2024) and independent Italian media reports, though all trace to the same underlying PASSI surveillance system. [tier=bronze indep_score=0.525 clusters=2 claim_tier=notable | framework convergence=single on PASSI behavioral risk factor surveillance system coordinated by ISS, using the PHQ-2 screening tool (upstreams: PASSI surveillance system (Progressi delle Aziende Sanitarie per la Salute in Italia), Passi d'Argento surveillance, Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS), PHQ-2 (Patient Health Questionnaire-2)) — publishers independent, evidence may not be | kind=attributed eligibility=high]
Sources
- Salute mentale epidemiologia in Italia (seed:health_and_medicine)
- https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/depressione-il-6percento-adulti-e-12percento-i-cronici-cresce-piu-vulnerabili-e-gli-anziani-sfiora-30percento-AFI7Zd8 (corroboration)
- https://www.quotidianosanita.it/studi-e-analisi/articolo.php?articolo_id=124885 (corroboration)