what are the causes and effects depression?

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What are the causes and effects depression?

types of depression

Melancholia - is a severe form of depression where many of the physical symptoms of depression are present. One of the major changes is that the person starts to move more slowly.

Psychotic depression- Sometimes people with a depressive disorder can lose touch with reality and experience psychosis. This can involve hallucinations or delusions. They can also be paranoid, feeling as though everyone is against them or that they are the cause of illness or bad events occurring around them.

Dysthymia -Is a chronic state or depressing that lasts over the span of 2 years. A person will experience depression symptoms for nearly everyday.

BIpolar Disorder- Is when a person's mood changes between severe highs and lows. One minute they are depressed and then they’ll experience mania.

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)- A depression starting in the winter months, usually forms from low natural sunlight and usually gets better in the summer months.

Postpartum depression- occurs after a woman gives birth. Also known as the baby blues. The hormonal and physical change can be overwhelming.

Substance induced mood disorder- caused by the abuse of a substance.The mood can manifest as manic , depressed, or a mixture of mania and depression. Occurs when the person is taking the substance or from withdrawals.

causes

depression is more common in peoples whose blood relatives also have this condition.

Alcohol or substance misuse

Family conflicts, relationship difficulties, and work or school problems

physical effets

Appetite and weight changes.

moving slowly and talking slowly.

having decreased energy or feeling fatigued.

Treatments

most people benefit from the use of medication or seeing a psychologist.

Coping

Avoid alcohol and recreational drugs because those tend to make it worse.

Take care of yourself by staying active, eating healthy, and getting enough sleep.

Learn about depression and get your family to learn about it too.

simplify your life. Set back on obligations and set reasonable goals.

write in a journal, which will allow you to vent

Join a helpful group that helps with depression.

don't become isolated try participate in school activities and spend time with family.

prevention

Pay attention to the warning signs.

Take steps to control stress to help boost your self-esteem.

Think about getting long-term maintenance treatment to help prevent a relapse.

Get treatment as soon as you seen the first sign to prevent the depression from getting worse.

Reach out to family and friends to help you through rough times

psychological effects

frequent or recurrent thoughts of death, suicidal thoughts, suicide attempts or suicide.

lost of interest or pleasure in most or all normal activities.

feelings of sadness,tearfulness, emptiness, or hopelessness.

Difficulty sleeping or oversleeping.

Difficulty making decisions or concentrating.

Statistics

Women experience depression at twice as much as men. This 2:1 ratio exists regardless of racial or ethnic background or economic status. The lifetime prevalence of major depression is 20-26% for women and 8-12% for men.

As many as one in 33 children and one in eight adolescents have clinical depression.

Depression is the cause of over two-thirds of the 30,000 reported suicides in the U.S. each year.