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Depression
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What is Depression?
Depression is a disorder that involves feelings of sadness lasting for two weeks or longer, often accompanied by a loss of interest in life, hopelessness, and decreased energy.
What are the types Of Depression?
Dysthymia
Seasonal affective disorder
Postpartum depression
What are the causes Of Depression?
Family history Painful life events and stress Negative personality Health conditions Other psychological disorders
What are symptoms of depression?
Changes in Thinking
Changes in Feelings
Changes in Behavior
Main ways to treat depression..
medicine
counseling (talk therapy)
Treatment Tips It takes time for the medicines to
work. Take your medicine for as long as
your doctor tells you to take it Some people with a high risk of
becoming depressed again may need to take medicine for a longer time.
If you want to stop taking medicine, do so ONLY after talking it over with your doctor.
Like many drugs, depression medicines can cause side effects.
Special concerns
Common side effects of medicines for depression include:
Nausea
Dry mouth
Diarrhea or constipation
Sexual side effects
Common side effects of medicines for depression continuation...
Problems sleeping or drowsiness Nervousness/anxiety Headache
Weakness/loss of strength
Ways to help keep your depression from getting worse..
Learn to spot triggers or the return of symptoms early.
Work with your doctor.
Facts about depression: Depression affects nearly 19 million
Americans.
It is the most common mental illness, yet fewer than half of depressed people seek help.
Depression affects one in five people at some point in their life.
It is the leading cause of suicide.
Facts about depression: It afflicts twice as many women as men.
Depression affects people in all age groups.
Depression has affected countless accomplished people throughout history, including Abraham Lincoln, Ernest Hemingway, Peter Tchaikovsky, Charles Dickens, Virginia Woolf, Mary Shelley, and Mike Wallace.
The number of people who experience depression has increased with every generation since World War II.
References
http://www.1on1health.com
http://www.psychologyinfo.com/depression/description.html
