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Depression
Once considered a rare and stigmatizing mental defect that inevitably led to physical illness, hospitalization or suicide, depression is now recognized as a commonplace and highly treatable organic illness not unlike, perhaps hypertension. Specifically, there are four major types of depression: (1) Major depression, the most common of all depression cases and the focus of this particular research (2) Dysthymic disorder or chronic low-level depression (3) Bipolar disorder (manic depression) and (4) Postpartum depression (depression after the birth of a child). It is believed worldwide that over 200 million people suffer from at least one or more of these forms of depression.
Though often vague in its diagnosis, one is believed to suffer from major depression if they exhibit most of the following symptoms for up to 6 weeks or more: Sleep Disturbance- too much sleep or, more commonly, early morning waking and cannot get back to sleep; Appetite or weight changes; Dysphoria- bad mood, irritable, sad, hopeless; Anhedonia- the absence of pleasure in usually pleasurable activities; Fatigue; Agitation or retardation of physical activities; Diminished concentration; Low self esteem and/or feelings of guilt; Suicidal thoughts or thoughts of death.
Approximate Word count = 556
Approximate Pages = 2.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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