Office of Inspector General(OIG) STUDY. PLAY. OIG. established by law as an independent and objective oversight unit of the Department of Health and Human Services(HHS) with the statutory mission to protect the integrity of the HHS programs, as well as the health and welfare of beneficiaries served by those programs.
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is the second leading cause of disability worldwide and a major contributor to the burden of suicide and ischemic heart disease, new data indicate. The findings highlight the importance of including depressive disorders as a global health priority, researchers say.
What Are the Causes of Intellectual Disability? Intellectual disability can be caused by any condition that impairs development of the brain before birth, during birth or in the childhood years. Several hundred causes have been discovered, but in about one-third of the people affected, the cause remains unknown.