Depression. What is it? How are people with depression treated by others? Depression is defined as a serious medical condition in which a person feels very sad, hopeless, unimportant, and often is unable to live in a normal way. (Depression. 6) Think about anytime you or someone you know who has ever felt really sad or just down in the dumps. But in most instances, you or this person usually cheer up right? Many people suffer from different kinds of depression, most seeking help. When it comes to how someone with depression is treated, just like any disability or disorder, it varies person to person.
“Depression is a common mental disorder. Globally, more than 350 million people of all ages suffer from depression. Depression affects all
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These are only a couple of the most widely recognized manifestations of depression.
Three main types of depressive disorders—major depression, persistent depressive disorder, and bipolar disorder—can occur with any of the anxiety disorders.
“Major depression involves at least five of these symptoms for a two-week period. Such an episode is disabling and will interfere with the ability to work, study, eat, and sleep. Major depressive episodes may occur once or twice in a lifetime, or they may re-occur frequently. They may also take place spontaneously, during or after the death of a loved one, a romantic breakup, a medical illness, or other life event. Some people with major depression may feel that life is not worth living and some will attempt to end their lives.” (Depression | Anxiety and Depression Association of America, ADAA 6)
“Persistent depressive disorder, or PDD, (formerly called dysthymia) is a form of depression that usually continues for at least two years. Although it is less severe than major depression, It involves the same symptoms as major depression, mainly low energy, poor appetite or overeating, and insomnia or oversleeping. It can manifest as stress, irritability, and mild anhedonia, which is the inability to derive pleasure from most activities. People with PDD
A major depressive episode is not a disorder in itself, but rather more of a description or symptoms of part of a disorder most often depressive disorder or bipolar. A person suffering from a major depressive episode must have a depressed mood or a loss of interest in daily activities consistently for a minimum of a two-week time span (Psych Central, 2013). In diagnosing the mood must reflect a change from the person’s normal mood. A person’s daily activities and functions, such as work, social routines and friends, education, family, and relationships must also have been negatively impacted by the change in their mood. A major depressive episode is also identified by presence of five or more of the following symptoms. The patient can show signs of significant weight loss or weight gain even not dieting or trying to lose or gain weight. The patient will also display a change in appetite almost everyday, either with an increase or a decrease in their normal eating habits. The weight change is typically set at an increase or decrease in weight of more than 5% per month. The patient will display a depressed mood almost the entire day and this sadness, emptiness, loneliness, crying, and distant is observed by others or indicted by the patient, is typically
Major depressive disorder is an umbrella for other depressive disorders. Persistent depressive disorder, which is also known as dysthymia, is when someone has persistent depression for two years or more. They may have periods of lesser symptoms intertwined with major depression. Perinatal
Many people with dysthymia also experience major depressive episodes at some time in their lives.
Clinical depression is a mental disorder that affects a large portion of the world’s population. This disorder is commonly misunderstood, and often considered to be a weakness or a “fake” disease. Depression is very real; those who are affected with it struggle on a daily basis to control their thoughts and mood to simply live life in a normal way. The disorder is difficult to understand for those who haven’t experienced it, and we are here to help explain what you didn’t know about depression. Even those who have already been diagnosed with this condition might learn a thing or two! Read on to discover everything you didn’t know about this common disorder. Don’t forget to come back for our part two article to see the top eight things you didn’t
Depression is a highly prevalent mental disorder with estimates indicating that it affects up to 6.7 percent of the United States population age eighteen and older in a given year for Major Depression and 1.5 percent for Persistent Depressive Disorder. The prevalence of mental disorders is the greatest among those who are ages 16 to 24 years of age (ADAA, 2016). The prevalence of youth with mood disorders is 11%, with nearly 50% of youth aged 8 to 15 did not receive mental health services in the previous year. The prevalence of adults with major depression is 6.9%, with nearly 60% of adults with a mental illness did not receive mental health services in the previous year (NAMI, 2017). So, as we can see there are numerous studies regarding
Depression is a common and serious illness that negatively affects how people feel, the way they think and act. It can affect not only people’s minds, but their entire bodies. Depression results in feelings of sadness, isolation, guilt, and sometimes physical pain. It can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems decreasing a person’s ability to function at work and at home (American Psychiatric Association). Over 15 million adults that live in the United States suffer from depression each year. Everyone probably knows of someone that is touched by this illness.
Depression is the world’s most common mental illness that has affected an estimated 16 million adults alone in the United States in the past year. Depression is an illness that affects and targets your mind, body and spirit. However, this condition can be short lived depending on the individual and circumstances. Studies have been proven more than 235,000 people which amounts to 9% has met the criteria for clinical depression, also 3% were diagnosed with major depression in the past year. This mental illness affects both genders and all age groups and all social classes. Although it is more likely to have a greater effect on women, racial and ethnic minorities, those without a high school education, those divorced or never
According to a research, “depression is a complex biological illness that affects the delicate balance of brain chemicals, the signaling system used for communication between neurons, the flow of blood through the brain, the hormones that regular dozen of body processes, and the mechanisms involved in sleep and wakefulness.” (Kim 16). There are many different types of depression. They include major depression, persistent depressive disorder, psychotic depression, postpartum depression, dysthymia, bipolar disorder, substance induced mood disorder, anxious distress, mixed features, melancholic features, atypical features, and seasonal affective disorder (SAD). Major depression is an interference “with the ability to work, study, sleep, eat and enjoy once pleasurable activities” (“Types of Depression”). Persistent depressive disorder lasts over a period of two years with severe symptoms that come and go on occasion. Psychotic depression is a form of psychosis that
Depression is the world’s most common mental illness that has affected an estimated 16 million adults alone in the United States in the past year. Depression is an illness that affects and targets your mind, body and spirit. However, this condition can be short lived depending on the individual and circumstances. Studies have been proven more than 235,000 people which amounts to 9% has met the criteria for clinical depression, also 3% were diagnosed with major depression in the past year. This mental illness affects both genders and all age groups and all social classes. Although it is more likely to have a greater effect on women, racial and ethnic minorities, those without a high school education, those divorced or never married,
Depression is a prevailing mental disorder, characterized by sadness, loss of interest, guiltiness feelings or low self-worth, sleep or appetite disturbance, feelings of tiredness, and poor concentration (WHO, 2012). With depression, a patient experiences a state of low mood and aversion to activity that can affect his or her behavior and thoughts.
A researched had shown that about 35 million of people in U.S have suffered from dysthymia. The word dysthymia originally derived from Greek that means “ill humor” or “bad state of mind”. This depression have affect about twice as many women as men. Dysthymia is considered a “milder” form of depression than the major depression. Moreover, this disease may be intermittent, with patients feeling better for a period of time. A study had found that dysthymia may follow severe psychological stress such as the death of a spouse, job loss, etc. Just like previous depression, dysthymia also have few symptoms such as poor appetite, having low energy and experiencing low self-esteem. When there is a disease, there will be a treatment to treat it. Some treatments that can be use are by taking antidepressant and the doctor will select the best antidepressant for their patients. Other treatments are psychotherapy, and the most effective way is by doing exercise 30 minutes three times a week but it may take a long
Depression is a common but serious mood disorder. It may be described as feelings of sadness, loss, or anger that interfere with a person’s daily activities
It is described as a condition in which a person feels discouraged, sad, hopeless, unmotivated, or disinterested in life in general. These feelings can last for more than two weeks and they interfere with daily activities such as family duties, social experiences, or simply just going to school or work. It is one of the most common disorders in the United States. The main depressive symptoms include a constant sad, anxious or empty mood. It also includes feelings of hopelessness, pessimism, guilt, worthlessness, and helplessness. One may also feel a loss of interest or indulgence in hobbies and activities, including sex. Decreased energy and tiredness are also symptoms. They might also experience difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions. Other symptoms include insomnia or oversleeping. They might either have no appetite and lose lots of weight or just the opposite and have weight gain with overeating. Contemplations of death or suicide are very common along with restlessness and irritability. And lastly, obstinate physical symptoms that do not go away with treatment such as headaches, digestive disorders and pain are also symptoms of depression. This disorder is treatable but requires lots of work by the person with the disorder more so than the doctor treating them. If the person affected is not open to getting help, then there is less hope that they will be treated. It is all in the
Depression is one of the most common mental illness that we hear on a daily basis. So why is it that depression is very common? The reason behind this is that anyone can be affected by this mental illness. It affects people of all backgrounds and ages. So what exactly is depression? According to National Alliance of Mental Illness ,depression is more that just feeling sad for a long period of time it is a mental condition that needs understanding and some sort of treatment.
Major depressive disorder is distinguishable since it pertains to having a depressive episode for approximately two weeks (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). These depressive episodes involve exhibiting five or more symptoms during the two-week period. At least one of the symptoms is depressed mood or loss of pleasure (anhedonia) or interest (Major Depressive Episode). When the individual is experiencing depressed mood, the symptom typically last most of the day consistently throughout the whole day. Apart from feeling depressed, the individual also experiences lack of or diminishment of interest or pleasure (Bressert, 2017). Similarly, to depressed mood, this sense of anhedonia last most of the day, nearly every day (Major Depressive Episode). Insomnia and or increase in sleeping excessively is also another symptom (Mume, 2010). Furthermore, the individual may experience agitation and intense slowness or sense of retardation (Mash, 2015). This can then lead to a feeling of fatigue or an energy drop. Consequently, these