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DEPRESSION

An illness that involves the body’s mood and thoughts that affect the way a person eats sleeps and feels.

People with depression may feel lifeless, empty apathetic and have anger.

Depression is a mental disorder dealing with mood and the way you feel about yourself. There are many types of depressions as well as warning signs. Depression can be treated in various ways.

Causes

Abuse - Past physical, sexual, or emotional abuse can cause depression later in life.

Conflict - Depression may result from personal conflicts or disputes with family members or friends.

Death or a loss - Sadness or grief from the death or loss of a loved one, though natural, can also increase the risk of depression.

Genetics - A family history of depression may increase the risk. It's thought that depression is passed genetically from one generation to the next. The exact way this happens, though, is not known.

Major events - Even good events such as starting a new job, graduating, or getting married can lead to depression. So can moving, losing a job or income, getting divorced, or retiring.

Other personal problems - Problems such as social isolation due to other mental illnesses or being cast out of a family or social group can lead to depression.

Serious illnesses - Sometimes depression co-exists with a major illness or is a reaction to the illness.

The Symptoms

• **The effects can be physical or social

Depression affects the brain, heart and other parts of the body Insomnia will occur whether it’s not being able to sleep enough or

oversleeping. Weight loss or weight gain will occur May have fatigue or headache. Loss of interest in normal daily

activities, Feeling sad or down Feeling hopeless, Crying for no apparent reason, Trouble focusing or concentrating, Difficulty making decisions, Irritability Being easily annoyed, Feeling worthless, Loss of interest in sex, Thoughts of suicide or suicidal behavior, Unexplained physical problems, such as back pain or headaches

The Types

Chronic Depression- this depression would mean being depressed for 2 years or longer.

Major depression- a depression that distracts you from living your life, not being able to eat, work or enjoy activities

Atypical depression: a Regular form of depression Bipolar disorder - sometimes referred to as manic depression -- is

a complex mood disorder that alternates between periods of clinical depression and times of extreme elation or mania. There are two subtypes of bipolar disorder: bipolar I and bipolar II.

With bipolar I disorder, patients have a history of at least one manic episode with or without major depressive episodes.

With bipolar II disorder, patients have a history of at least one episode of major depression and at least one hypomanic (mildly elated) episode.

The types continued…

Seasonal depression: occurs at the same time every year, usually the winter.

Post partum depression: new moms suffer from taking care of there baby usually the first. (not the same as baby blues)

Psychotic depression: Usual symptoms of depression but also include hallucinations and delusions.

STATISTICS

Depression in women is increasingly common but depression in men is different then depression in women.

Depression in the elderly is usually confused with illness or grieving. In India a large range of distress disorders are categorized with

depression, but In japan mental illness is unacceptable and people don’t admit they have it.

There are about 121 million people in the world that have some type of depression.

Women ages 18-24 and 45-64 are at more risk to become depressed

TREATMENT PLAN

Treatment for depression is usually done by therapy with a clinical psychologist or medication

The medications for depression includes: Tricyclic antidepressants, Monoamine oxidase inhibitors, Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors Serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake

inhibitors Prozac and Paxil are

most common.

ARE YOU DEPRESSED???

If you identify with several of the following signs and symptoms, and they just won’t go away, you may be suffering from clinical depression.

you can’t sleep or you sleep too much you can’t concentrate or find that previously easy tasks

are now difficult you feel hopeless and helpless you can’t control your negative thoughts, no matter how

much you try you have lost your appetite or you can’t stop eating you are much more irritable, short-tempered, or

aggressive than usual you’re consuming more alcohol than normal or engaging

in other reckless behavior you have thoughts that life is not worth living (seek

help immediately if this is the case)