Running Head: INCREASING INCIDENCE OF DEPRESSION ON AUSTRALIA 1

INCREASING INCIDENCE OF DEPRESSION IN AUSTRALIA CAUSES AND TREATMENT

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Document Type: Case Study

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Pages: 6

References: 15

Academic Level: Bachelor

Subject Type: Alternative Medicine Nursing

Language: EFL (English as Foreign Language)

Did you get the clear idea about the statement of my assignment. Which is Contemporary literature has

identified the increasing incidence of depression in australia. Discuss phenomenon in relation to reasons

for this increase, consider gender specific differences and nurse's role in trtmet & mangmt of illness

Introduction:

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Depression is linked with mood ailment which causes a tenacious feeling of being sad

lonely, hopeless and loss of interest in several personal and sociological activities in life.

Unfortunately, depression is “More than just a bout of the blues, depression isn't a

weakness and you can't simply "snap out" of it.” (http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-

conditions/depression/basics/definition/con-20032977)

Depressive disorder or clinical depression can potentially disturbs the thoughts of how

you feel, think and act. Considering this, depression can lead to a pattern of assortment of

Psycho-Social problems. Furthermore, it can also create mayhem doing normal daily

activities and in worse scenario, it may make one feel that there is no point in continuing

to live like this and it is not worth enough to live in such misery. According to World

Health Organization (WHO)’s latest report in 2015 on the global burden of mental health

illnesses “Worldwide, nearly 1 in 10 people have a mental health disorder.”

(http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/notes/2015/finances-mental-health/en/)

Background:

Depression has long been struggling to tackle the issue of stigma attached to it in order to

be identified at early stage and treated. The ideology in Australia is not much different to

this global issue as the stigma attached to depression is also prevalent in Australia.

Furthermore, according to an organization working on mental health in Australia,

“Depression in Australia carries a stigma often associated as a sign of weakness.”

(However, this should not be considered the only stigma attached to depression as there

are several other reasons which contribute towards the mental health stigma. For

example, lack of awareness, inequalities in health, gender related issues or not having

trained staff and treatment services.

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