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Depression
Depression is classified as a mood disorder. It can be described as an emotion of sadness. Loss or anger that interferes with your daily activities. People experience depression in different ways. It can interfere with your daily work. The result is a loss of time and reduced productivity. It can also affect relationships and some chronic health conditions.
Conditions that may be exacerbated by depression include:
- Arthritis
- Asthma
- Cardiovascular disease
- Cancer
- Diabetes
- Obesity
It is important to recognize that sometimes depression is a part of everyday life.
Sad and upset events happen to everyone. But if you feel depressed or desperate
You can cope with depression on a regular basis.
Depression is considered a serious illness that can get worse without proper treatment.
People who seek treatment often see that their symptoms improve in just a few weeks.
Depression symptoms
Depression can be more than constant sadness or feeling of sadness. Major depression can cause a variety of symptoms. Some affect mood
Others affect your body. Symptoms may persist or may come and go.
Symptoms of depression include men, women, and children are different.
Men may experience symptoms related to:
1. Feelings such as anger, aggression, irritability, anxiety, and anxiety.
2. Emotional well-being such as emptiness, sadness, and hopelessness.
3. Loss of interest, lack of pleasure in a favorite activity, fatigue, suicidal thoughts, binge drinking, drug use, high-risk activities
4. Cognitive skills such as lack of concentration and difficulty completing tasks.
Delayed reply during a call
5. Types of sleep such as insomnia, restless sleep, excessive sleepiness and lack of sleep all night.
6. Physical well-being such as fatigue, pain, headache and digestive problems.
Women may experience symptoms related to:
1. Feeling irritable.
2. Emotional well-being, such as sadness, emptiness, anxiety, or hopelessness.
3. Behaviors such as loss of interest in activities, refusal to participate in public life and suicidal thoughts.
4. Cognitive skills such as slow thinking or speaking.
5. Types of sleep, such as trouble sleeping during the night, waking up early, and too much sleep.
6. Physical well-being, such as decreased energy, increased fatigue, and changes in appetite.
Weight change, increased pain, pain, headache and seizures
Children may experience symptoms related to:
1. Feelings such as irritability, anger, mood swings, and crying.
2.emotional well-being, such as incompetence or hopelessness,
Crying and intense sadness
3. Behaviors such as having trouble at school or not going to school, avoiding friends, siblings,
Thoughts of death or suicide
4. Cognitive skills such as decreased concentration, poor school performance and class changes.
5. Sleep patterns such as sleep disturbances or too much sleep.
6. Physical well-being, such as loss of energy, digestive problems, changes in appetite, and weight loss or gain.
Causes of depression
There are several possible causes of depression. They can range from biological to side effects.
Common causes include:
1. Family history. If you have a family history, you risk developing depression
depression or other mood disorders.
2. Trauma of early childhood. Some events affect how your body responds to fear and stressful situations.
3. The structure of the brain. There is a greater risk of depression if the frontal lobe of the brain is less active.
However, scientists do not know whether this happens before or after the onset of symptoms of depression.
4. Medical conditions. Some conditions may lead to a higher risk, such as chronic illness, insomnia,
chronic pain or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
5. Drug use. A history of drug or alcohol abuse can affect your risk.
Types of depression
Depression can be divided into categories depending on the severity of symptoms.
Some people have mild and temporary episodes, while others have severe and persistent depressive episodes.
Major depressive disorder and Persistent depressive disorder.
1. The main depressive disorder
Major depressive disorder is a more severe form of depression.
It is characterized by persistent feelings of sadness, hopelessness and insignificance, which do not pass by themselves.
In order to diagnose clinical depression, you must experience 5 or more of the following symptoms within a 2-week period:
- feeling depressed most of the day
- loss of interest in most common activities
- Significant weight loss or gain
- sleeps a lot or can't sleep
- slow thinking or movement
- fatigue or low energy most days
- feelings of worthlessness or guilt
- loss of concentration or indecision
- recurring thoughts of death or suicide
There are various subtypes of the major depressive disorder that the American Psychiatric Association calls "specifiers."
They include:
1. atypical signs
2. anxious grief
3. mixed features
4. periarticular onset, during pregnancy or immediately after birth
5. seasonal patterns
6. melancholic traits
7. psychotic features
8. Catatonia
2. Persistent depressive disorder
Persistent depressive disorder used to be called dysthymia. This is a milder but chronic form of depression.
Symptoms should last at least 2 years for diagnosis. The PDD can affect your life more than significantly depression because it lasts for a long time.
People suffering from PDD usually:
- lose interest in normal daily activities
- feel hopeless
- lack of productivity
- have low self-esteem
- Depression can be successfully treated, but it is important to follow a treatment plan.
Treatment of depression
Treatment can help improve your quality of life.
Talk to your healthcare provider about possible options.
You can successfully deal with the symptoms with one form of treatment, or you may find that a combination of treatments is best.
A common combination of medical procedures and lifestyles, including the following:
Medicine
Your doctor may prescribe:
1. antidepressants
2. anti-anxiety
3. antipsychotic drugs
Each type of medication used to treat depression has its own benefits and potential risks.
Psychotherapy
Talking to a therapist can help you learn how to deal with negative feelings.
Family or group therapy sessions can also help.
Light therapy
Exposure to white light in doses helps regulate mood and relieve symptoms of depression.
Light therapy is commonly used for seasonal affective disorder, now referred to as seasonal major depressive disorder.
Alternative treatments
Ask your doctor about acupuncture or meditation.
Several herbal supplements, such as St. John's wort, and fish oil, are also used to treat depression.
Talk to your doctor before taking a supplement or combining a supplement with a prescription. Because some supplements can react with certain medications. Certain supplements can also make depression worse or make medications less effective.
An exercise
Exercise can increase the production of endorphins, hormones that improve your mood.
Avoid alcohol and drugs
Using or abusing drugs may make you feel better for a short time.
Ultimately, however, these substances can worsen symptoms of depression and anxiety.
Take care of yourself
You can also improve your depression symptoms by taking care of yourself.
This includes getting plenty of sleep, eating healthy, avoiding negative people, and engaging in enjoyable activities.
Sometimes depression doesn't respond to treatment. Your health care provider may recommend other treatment options if your symptoms do not improve.
These include electro-convulsive therapy (ECT) or repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) to treat depression and improve your mood.
Natural treatment for depression:
Traditional treatment for depression consists of prescription medication and counseling.
There are also alternative or additional treatments that you can try.
Essential oils
Essential oils are a popular natural remedy for many conditions, but research on their effects on depression is limited.
People with depression can relieve symptoms with the following essential oils:
1. Wild Ginger: Inhaling this strong scent can activate the serotonin receptors in your brain.
This can slow down the release of stress hormones.
2. Bergamot: This citrus essential oil reduces anxiety in patients awaiting surgery.
This same benefit may help people who experience anxiety from depression, but there is no research to support this claim. Other oils, such as chamomile or rose oil, can be soothing when inhaled.
These oils can be beneficial for short term use.
Vitamins
Vitamins are essential for many bodily functions.
Research shows that two vitamins are particularly beneficial in relieving symptoms of depression:
1. Vitamin B: B-12 and B-6 are vital for brain health. When you have low vitamin B levels,
your risk of developing depression may be higher.
2. Vitamin D: Sometimes called the solar vitamin, because the sun's radiation supplies it to the body.
Vitamin D is important for heart, bone health and brain.
Many herbs, supplements, and vitamins help relieve symptoms of depression, but most of them have not been shown to be effective in clinical trials.
Preventing depression
It is generally believed that depression cannot be prevented. It is difficult to recognize what causes it, which means it is even more difficult to prevent.
But after you have experienced a depressive episode, you can better prepare yourself to prevent it in the future by learning about lifestyle changes and treatments that can help.
Techniques that may help include:
- Regular exercise
- Sleep well
- Maintenance of treatment
- Reducing stress
- Building strong relationships with others
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