The Importance Of Early Recognition Of Depression

In “The Mountain” Eli Clare addresses the plight and disadvantages of the disabled in society using a metaphorical mountain and her own climbing supercrip experience. In the opening metaphor section Clare explains how the little sympathy the empowered and able have for the disabled. With the supercrip section, Clare asserts that when stories of crippled people “overcoming” their disabilities gain publicity they simply support and reinforce stereotypes, continuing the discrimination of the disabled community (Clare 1999). Due to her cerebral palsy, Clare cannot finish her hike with her friend Adrianne to the top of Mount Adams. Following her disappointment, Clare considers the difference between impairment and disability. According to the article, an impairment refers to the objective inability to accomplish a task resulting from a faulty limb or bodily function. On the other hand, a disability is a product of a structures refusal to account for the impaired (Clare 1999). In the final section titled “Home,” Clare reminisces on the depressing parts of his life: his father raping him, the inconsiderate and harsh slurs, and his impairment. Then, he ponders the body as a home and its functions. Finally, he accepts that he will never be able to call the mountain home, but yearns for a society where ableism is absent, the concept of the supercrip is extinct, and the impaired can live normal lives (Clare 1999).

Scheff’s Labelling Theory is a process which involves labelling people with mental disorders when they produce behaviour that does not fit with socially constructed norms and labelling those who reflect stereotyped or stigmatized behaviour of the ‘mentally ill’. A disadvantage of labelling an individual with depression is that labelling can accentuate and prolong the issue. In addition by labelling someone with depression who in fact is not depressed may in fact become depressed as a result. Another problem is that labelling an individual with depression means that they can have problems with getting a job and leading a life in the future because

PTSD Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that Harry Potter in the book and series suffers from PTSD which gives him anxiety, nightmares, and sometimes to lash out on the loved ones. Post-traumatic stress disorder is a psychological disorder in which a patient demonstrates flashbacks and severe anxiety such as Harry Potter in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part 2. In this movie Harry is in a struggle with his nemesis Voldemort and suffers greatly with all the loss in his life. Everyday is a battle for him and has watched plenty of his friends and family die around him through this series. It is obvious that it has taken a toll on his life through Harry’s actions.

Depression has always been a problem for us as human beings. Many documents point to depression as being a long-standing health problem that has been present for ages. Depression “was initially called ‘melancholia’. The earliest accounts of melancholia appeared in ancient Mesopotamian texts in the second millennium B.C. At this time, all mental illnesses were attributed to demonic possession, and were attended to by priests” (Nemade, Reiss, and Dombeck). It was first understood as a spiritual illness. This changed during the 18th and 19th century which was the beginning of the Enlightenment. During this time, depression was thought to be inherited or an unchangeable weakness. A common thought of those living in that time period was that those who were affected by depression should be shunned or locked up. As a result, those with mental illnesses often become homeless and poor. Some of these people were also sent to institutions. As time

The measuring of the variables is very difficult task, and selecting the measures of validation demonstrates the ability to ensure that the research will be reliable (Sechrest, 2005). I would think the by displaying the appropriate levels of measurement for variables ensures that the outcome will they will be done correctly (Frankfort-Nachmias & Nachmias, 2008). In addition, the reliable assessment ensures that the researchers' data does select for this study represents the connection with the variables (Frankfort-Nachmias & Nachmias, 2008). In reviewing the process I would say that the correct representation will affect the internal validity of this study (Sechrest, 2005). The purpose of this paper is to explain the levels of measurement

Doctors will soon have it easy when diagnosing patients with depression. Scientists from the United Kingdom have developed a new method to specify the best drug to use for patients with the psychological disorder.

Both the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) (2016) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) (2014) recommend depression screening of all adolescent patients 12 to 18 years of age. As Zenlea, Milliren, Mednick, & Rhodes (2014) made evident, this is not the case in most office-based practices in the United States. Although this study took place prior to the release of current recommendations, the last recommendations in 2009 by the USPSTF was to screen all of those at risk, as long as there were systems in place to help those at risk. Zenlea, Milliren, Mednick, & Rhodes (2014) concluded that adolescent screening for depression across the United States

Depression is a fast growing epidemic in America, claiming the lives of an estimated one in eight people in our country; and several thousand in that number express faith in Jesus Christ (“Depression Statistics”) . But if God loves us, why does he allow us to feel this way? Where do we turn for up-to-date answers about this issue when the Bible was written over 2000 years ago? Believe it or not, the Bible contains some of the most compelling stories of painful and crushing depression, and the plan and purpose God had for those people who felt that way. You won’t find the word “depression” in the Bible, but you will find many biblical characters described as forlorn, downcast, heavy-laden, or brokenhearted. These are characters such as Job,

It is not easy to diagnose depression. Diagnosing depression is difficult because not all signs can be visibly seen straight away. The clinical depression disorder is the kind of depression that is experienced for weeks or even months or years. Depression sufferers usually see things differently than most people as they start having a negative attitude. The actual cause for depression is still unknown. There’s a set of standards that psychologists and psychiatrists use to diagnose depression and they are set by the American Psychiatric Association. In fact, there are a lot of depression signs and it affects both men and women in different ways than people know. One can feel weary or don’t have energy whenever he or she is suffering with depression

According to Peter Kramer, MD, a professor of clinical psychiatry and human behavior, "There's no question that untreated depression can lead to longer episodes". Ignoring the symptoms of depression and choosing not to treat it is not only unwise, but possibly life-threatening. The risk that a person with untreated depression will act on suicidal thoughts increases, while undergoing successful treatment would result in these thoughts going away completely. Along with this, not treating depression can make it more difficult to treat other medical conditions. There is no benefit to not seeking help, only a vast array of problems that will be added.

The moment a broadcast interrupts the ongoing program over the radio or television announcing there has just been a shooting at an elementary school may weigh heavy on ones heart. Whether you have children or do not have children, it is a very heart breaking story to hear about such young lives being lost in such a tragic way. To hear the stories from the ones involved, who had to hide their students from the shooter, or tried to keep those poor crying scared babies quiet, or even watched small innocent children shot to death right before their eyes is absolutely gut wrenching. Research has been done on school shooters in the past and they have all showed signs of mental illness even signs of violent behavior. If a program was to be put into place to test students for mental illness the students who did have a mental illness could then be monitored and it would lower the school shooting rates. Early detection of mental health issues in students will decrease school shootings.

Having unrecognized and undiagnosed depression can be detrimental to the patient suffering such mental disorders. I agree with Professor Ian Hickie’s idea that if diagnosing and treating depression improve the mental health of the patients and lower the suicide rates, it is not being overdiagnosed. In fact, depression should be more recognised and diagnosed. Lowering the threshold will not result or lead to any benefits but only increase suicide rates and prevent patients from recovering from other comorbidities. The risks followed by overtreatment and unnecessary use of antidepressants can be solved by educating general clinical physicians on treating patients with depression so that patients who are diagnosed with lesser serious and critical

One of the biggest myths of Emergency Management is the way individual people react to an incident. This myth states that "...panic and psychological breakdown will impede the ability of people to respond in an orderly, rational and productive manner..." (Phillips, Neal, & Webb, 2012, p. 264). Research has shown other. Research has proven that the human race is in fact resilient.

Depression have become a major problem in our society today. People who haven’t experience depression will not understand how it feel and what it can do to a person. Many people also doesn’t understand what depression is, or how it can related to suicidal ideation. In fact, studies have documented that the majority of young suicide victims had depression at the time of death and most suicide survivors were diagnosed with symptoms of clinical depression at the time of their attempt (Mojs, Biederman, Głowacka, Strzelecki, Ziemska, Samborski 2015). It can affect anyone, from young adolescents to college students to the elderly people. There are many reasons that can make someone have major depression. Such as financial problems, family problems, social problems, school, work, etc. These stressors in our daily life can cause anxiety which can increase our stress level significantly, which then can lead to depression. A research said that anxiety disorder have a high comorbidity with depression and that anxiety occur prior to the onset of depressive disorders in many individuals (Batterham, Christensen, Calear 2013). People who experience depression must find way to cope with depression and know how to get help in order to prevent suicidal ideation. The people surroundings, friends and family, must also find ways to recognize the symptoms of depression, and show understandings in order to help those suffering. This research project will help people understand more about

The natural explanation of the presence of mental health problems would be the assumption that they do not arise spontaneously but something must happen to cause them to occur. Whether scientists are those to blame for not developing the right medication needs to be carefully examined. There are many reasons behind mental health problems and this essay considers the effectiveness of depression treatments and looks at the complexity of some mental problems that cannot be solved by one “magic pill”. In fact, some mental health illnesses are in fact still with us because finding the right treatment is more than difficult.