What is depression and how is it looked after?

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There are several types of depression, but we will only discuss the major depressions. We will try to understand this disease, by analyzing its symptoms, causes and possible treatments.

The clinical depression is more than a feeling of bad day's blues. It is an intense state ofoccupational functioning. It affects about 16% of the American adult population, on at least one occasion in their lives, and apparently, women are more touched than the men by this disease. However, suicide is the most serious consequence of depression.

Clinical depression is a mental illness, but it often shows many physical symptoms as well as mental. A depressive disorder is an illness which implies the body, mood and thoughts.

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[...] - Concentration troubles - Recurrent thoughts of death - Feeling and/or fear of being left alone To understand what the depressive people feel, I will read you two shorts testimonies: - Yolanda: felt hopeless, like there was nothing else I could do. The only things I focused in on were the negatives. I could not see the positives in my life. I couldn't even enjoy my wedding.” - Stacey: was just so devastating. I thought I had lost my mind. I just kept thinking "what if I think this," or "what if I think that." Feeling that way really did scare me. I just was so overcome with panic. [...]

[...] These may be related to abnormal character and behaviour patterns and troubled personal relationships. Depression may be secondary to a specific medical condition, such as metabolic disturbances, neurologic diseases, cancer Drugs prescribed for medical and psychiatric condition can also cause depression. Those may for example include psychotropics, oral anti diabetics, antiparkinsonian drugs . But depression can also be induced by painful experiments in life or even by the lack of light in wintertime. Appropriate treatment can help most people who suffer from depression. [...]

[...] What is the depression and how it is looked after? There are several types of depression, but we will only discuss the major depression. We will try to better understand this disease, by analyzing its symptoms, causes and possible treatments. The clinical depression is more than a feeling of bad day's blues. It is an intense state of sadness and despair, which can profoundly alter social, family, and occupational functioning. It affects about 16% of the American adult population on at least one occasion in their lives, and apparently, women are more touched than the men by this disease. [...]

[...] Such treatment varies and is different for each person. Various types and combinations of treatments may have to be tested. There are two modes of treatment, typically used in conjunctions: medication and psychotherapy. Psychotherapy may be individually assisted or in a group and is conducted by mental health professionals such as psychiatrists and psychologists. Although it is much criticized, a third treatment may be used when chemical treatment fails: electroconvulsive therapy. Other alternative treatments used for depression include the use of vitamins, herbs or other nutritional supplements, but also the light therapy or meditation. [...]