A recent survey conducted by MRBI for Lundbeck Ireland, specialists in the treatment of diseases of the central nervous system, found that 87% of the Irish public agreed that stressful jobs are more likely to cause depression. A large percentage also agreed that those in management positions, housewives and the self-employed are all prone to depression. I am concerned that, in the section of the survey dealing with attitudes towards treatment of depression, it was found that 41% of people continue to believe that there is no permanent cure for depression and 42% think that only seriously depressed people take anti-depressants. This is not the case, with more than 70% of patients responding to treatment with a single drug. Unfortunately, for some people, life-long treatment may be required to keep them from having relapses of depression.