Major Effects Of Major Depressive Disorder

Mental disorder is a common term to refer people’s mental health conditions in Canada and internationally. People who have studied Hamlet, a play that’s written by William Shakespeare, know that Ophelia is one of the characters who suffer from a mental disorder, which known as major depressive disorder. At the beginning of the play, Ophelia’s mental state is very healthy, she falls in love with her boyfriend Hamlet, yet their relationship is controlled by her father. During the play, Ophelia experiences a transformation of her mindset, which causes by Hamlet. As the play closer to the end, the death of Polonius, father of Ophelia, makes Ophelia’s mental becomes more unstable, which leads her to suicide at the end. Thus, due to all the unhappy events that happen to Ophelia’s life all at once, the psychological harms slowly turn Ophelia becomes insane and eventually brings her to death.

Did you know adolescent are more likely to depress than the average adult? Depression is a serious and pervasive mood disorder. It causes feelings of sadness, hopelessness, helplessness, and worthlessness. Teen depression can have dangerous physical, emotional, and mental effects of teenager. Teen depression can affect a teen regardless of gender, social background, income level, race, school or other achievements. Teenage girls suffer from depression more often than teenage boys. Depression can effect an adolescent personal life, school life, work life, social life, and family life. Most adolescent experience depression around the ages of 12 and 17 because of a recent death of a loved one, a breakup with boyfriend or

The use of distressed college students as analogues for depression research, however, is not sufficient in meaningfully advancing our current knowledge of depression and its treatment. Due to ease of access and convenience, the excessive reliance on this sample has made some researchers neglect crucial and noteworthy differences. This paper will address these critical differences including severity and symptomatology, issues of generalizability and problems with the psychometrics. Lastly, this paper will illustrate how research of college students as analogue samples does not need to be discontinued; rather, several suggestions to improve this research will be explored. Currently, there are two views in the literature regarding depression:

However, these college students don’t really seek the help they need. They might not know where exactly to go if they need help or they just think that this is part of the college life. Treatment for symptoms of depression is always there; however students don’t think it would pertain to them or have an effect on them. Some may not even look at it as an option because they don’t want to be judged for it.

1.Major depressive disorder is linked to many causes such as biologic, cognitive, and behavioral, but the most influential of all on the development of MDD seem to be social and interpersonal factors, and genetics. This can be supported through LB’s experiences with MDD. LB is a thirteen year old girl, who has been faced with many interpersonal, familial stressors that possibly triggered or worsened her depression. Her parents got a divorce when she was a young girl, however recently her father has been in and out of her life more frequently causing a disruption in their family dynamic. Her father’s presence is an issue, because in years past he has been abusive, unpredictable, and uninvolved, and

Approximately 14.8 million American adults are experiencing a variety of symptoms that make daily routines problematic and debilitating (DBSA 2005). Depression can manifest itself differently in every individual, but frequent symptoms within depressed populations are: dramatic changes in eating or sleeping habits, a sense of hopelessness, an increase in negative thoughts, impulsivity, irritability, anger, forgetfulness, and the inability to concentrate (Project Helping). The causes of depression are also very particular to the individual that experiences it; many students however, can attribute their depression to certain stressors such as inadequate social adaptation, inadequate sleeping habits, demanding academic standards, and the overall

Major depression disorder (MDD) is a serious mental disorder that has an intense impact on the individuals social and economic mobile functioning, directly related to increased disability, absenteeism from employment, and social exclusion (Haddad & Gunn, 2011). Research suggests that mothers who are depressed have the potential to genetically predispose their children to social, cognitive impaired development; it appears as though offspring may experience heightened susceptibility to experience occurrences of depression and other mental health problems later in development (Haddad & Gunn, 2011). An individual that has MDD may experience feelings of worthlessness, and inappropriate guilt (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). Feelings of hopelessness initiate an distorted view of self, this can be lethal, by way of suicidal ideations or substance misuse. Relevantly, approximately 60 percent of individuals that have committed suicide have had depression, and individuals who are younger in age that commit suicide are more likely to have alcohol use disorder (AUD) or another substance use disorder (SUD) in addition to MDD (Haddad & Gunn, 2011).

Major Depression Disorder is common amongst the younger aged college students. According to the American College Health Association, a survey was conducted in 2014 of 80,000 college students at 140 colleges, found that approximately 30 percent of college students reported feeling depressed and having difficulty in functioning within the past year (Iarovici, 2015). “This survey also suggests an increase in the preceding year’s rate of both serious suicidal ideation and suicide attempts: 8% of students in 2014 compared with 6% in 2009 reported serious ideation, and 1.3% attempted suicide, compared with 1.1%” (Iarovici, 2015). It was also reported that many college students tend to self-medicate by drinking excessive amount of alcohol and other

?Do you or someone that you now suffer from major depressive disorder? Major depressive disorder effects 6.7 percent of the adult American population; approximately 14.8 million Americans. It is a tragic fact that so many people suffer from depression at some point in their lives.?A diagnosis of major depressive disorder is given when a licensed counselor/ psychiatrist concludes that someone suffers from at least five of the nine symptoms listed in the DSM which are present for longer than a two week period. The second requirement is a depressed mood or loss of interest or pleasure. There are nine symptoms listed that have been researched and proven to lead to depression. The feelings of being sad, empty, or hopeless is considered a depressive mood, and should be noted if occurring longer than a day. A loss in pleasure of all or any normal activities is another symptom of depression. An abnormal change in appetite or weight should be considered in looking at signs of having major depressive disorder. Some of the other effects of major depressive disorder include fatigue and loss of energy, retardation, and insomnia. One symptom of the nine that really stands out is having a disruption in your ability to think or concentrate; affecting your everyday life activities. Then the last sign that has been mentioned is having thoughts about death. These thoughts are not just a fear of dying, but a specific plan in which to die by suicide. Major depressive disorder ?symptoms cause

Early adulthood is known as a period of great change, where young adults undergo changes both physically and mentally. During this period of change, adolescents begin to develop their sense of identity, learn to become independent individuals, and take on more responsibilities during the switch from school into investing their time and effort in obtaining a lifelong career. During this period, however, adolescents can face serious challenges, such as problems with family, trouble with friends, and struggles with school. These challenges can lead to various emotional problems, which can then lead to clinical depression. Depression is a destructive behavior that affects an individual, as well as the people that they surround themselves with.

Andrews and Wilding, (2004) recognises depression as a common and debilitating problem amongst university students, which can affect all areas of functioning including motivation, concentration, feelings of self-worth, and mood. In particular, the prevalence of depressive symptoms among university students is relatively high, ranging from 10.2% to 71.2% as reported by Kumar, Jain and Hegde (2012). Stressful life events have been consistently associated with an increase in depressive symptoms Mazure, (1998) and the onset of major depression in both adults (Hammen, 2005; Stroud Davila, & Moyer (2008) and adolescents, as reviewed by Abela and Skitch

Depression is a common disease and is one of the most researched topics in the medical field, but it still baffles modern scientists and doctors. Most people in their life have or will have experienced depression. “Depressive disorders in adolescents are among the most prevalent disorders with a high burden of diseases and high risk of recurrence” (Stikkelbroek). Teens often struggle from depression which may lead to self-harm or suicide, they are most likely to experience depression, because of their life conditions and circumstances. “Before entering adulthood, 14 to 25% adolescents have experienced at least one episode of a depressive disorder” (Stikkelbroek). Chemical changes due to puberty play a significant role in depression. In the process of growing into adulthood, teens also are finding out who they are and often experience persecution and criticism by peers. All of the things going on in their life can lead to different types of depression such a Seasonal Affective Disorder, Melancholic Depression, and Dysthymia Depression. Each of these depressions can cause emotional as well as physical effects; the effects can be attributed to many reasons, one of the most common is a serotonin and melatonin imbalance. There can also be headaches, lack of self-worth, and many more effects. Along with the research of the causes and effects of depression there is also research about the

As emerging adult there are many ting sin life that can hinder development of put it in to the wrong direction. Depression is the factors in emerging adulthood that I wrote about in my paper in Depression Emerging Adults. Depression can be triggered emotionally by not having secure connections, socially by isolation from others physically by not enough sleep, and cognitively by overthinking things. In this paper I will be reflecting on what I could have done better in my paper and seeking the advice and recollection of those older than me on depression when they were younger.

There are a multitude of elements that influence the onset of depression and depressed feelings. The daily stressors of college life are one contributing factor to depression in college students. Some of the other stressors include: conflict between work and family, relationship problems, financial concerns, and poor grades, lack of social support or networks, a sense of not belonging, having fewer friends, and experiencing loneliness (Lindsey 2009). The economy has had an impact on every party of our society, including education. Heavy student loans are just another burden on these kids who do not know what their future career will hold for them (Curetalk). These different responsibilities are just other factors that influence the emotional health of college students.

Depression among college students has been a tragedy since the stresses of doing well and achieving the greatest have taken over students’ lives. Flyers around campus and posters on busses have shown us that 1 in 3 Terps (Maryland University students) will experience symptoms of depression. National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has named the illness depression as a feeling of sadness that extends beyond a couple days and interferes with daily life (Depression, NIMH). Maintaining a balanced life-style is difficult as a college student but when experiencing symptoms of depression, difficult starts to become an understatement. 8.4% of college students are said to experience some sort of depressive symptom during their time on a college campus (Depression, NIMH). According to the Suicide Prevention Center, 7 - 8% of undergraduate students seriously considered suicide and 1-2% of students actually committed suicide (Suicide Prevention Resource Center). Depression was a common factor in all of these individuals (Suicide Prevention Resource Center). As seen by the statistics stated above, health behaviors that are necessary to target are depression and suicide in college students at the University of Maryland, College Park. This is a topic worth addressing because of the high risk of depression among college students. According to a survey done by the University of Maryland, many students who want or think they need guidance do not know where to go; they are either already