Depression is a medical disorder that attacks the body and mind. Also called major depression, major depressive, and clinical depression and have an impact on what you feel, think, and your behavior. Depression can cause a variety of emotional and physical problems. You may have problems in performing daily activities and depression can make you feel when life is not valuable.
More than just feeling sad, depressed is not something that can be easily removed. Depression is a chronic disease that usually requires long-term treatment such as diabetes or high blood pressure. Many people with depression feel better with medical treatment, counseling or other treatment.
Symptoms of depression include:
• Feeling sad
• Irritability or frustrated even in small things
• Losing interest or pleasure in normal activities
• Reducing the activity of an intimate relationship
• Insomnia or sleeping too much
• Changing appetite – often cases of depression reduce appetite and cause weight loss, but depression in some people cause increased appetite and weight gain.
• Sense of turbulent or agitated
• Slow in thinking, speaking, or moving
• ambiguity, easily distracted, and reduced concentrations
• Tired and lost energy – even a small task requires more effort
• Feelings of worthlessness or guilt, and fixated on past mistakes or blame themselves when something goes not true
• Problematic in thinking, concentrating, making decisions and remembering things
• Often thought of death, suffering or downfall
• Crying for no apparent reason
• Have unexplained physical problems such as back pain or headache
• In some people the symptoms of depression often feel sad or unhappy without really knowing why.
As a result of depression in every person varies from one another. Lineage, age, gender and cultural backgrounds all have a role how depression befall you.
Symptoms of depression in children and adolescents
Usually the symptoms of depression in children and adolescents are different from symptoms of depression in adults.
• In younger children, symptoms of depression in the form of sadness, irritability, despair and worry.
• Symptoms in adolescents and teens are anxious, angry feelings and avoid social interaction.
• Change the mind is a sign of depression which is common in adolescents and adults, but not unusual in younger children.
• In children and teens depression common with behavioral problems and other mental health conditions such as anxiety or ADHD.
Symptoms of depression in adults
• There are older adults that depression can be undiagnosed because the symptoms – such as fatigue, loss of appetite, difficulty sleeping or lose interest in sex – it can mean is caused by other diseases.
• Parents with depression say they are dissatisfied with life as usual, boring, helpless or useless. They always want to stay at home, rather than go to socialize or try something new.
• thoughts or feeling the urge to commit suicide in adults to be a serious sign of depression that no action can be taken lightly, especially in males. In all people with depression, but men have a higher risk for suicide.
Cause
It is not known what causes depression. As with many mental illnesses, this arises because many factors, among others:
• The biological differences. People with depression will show changes in brain activity.
• Neurotransmitters. Naturally occurring chemically related to the mood that has a role in depression.
• Harmon. Changing the body’s hormonal balance to trigger depression. Changes in thyroid hormones can be produced in the troubled, menopause and some other conditions.
• lineages. Depression appears in people who have family members who also experienced the condition. Scientists are trying to discover what genes might be involved in causing depression.
• Genesis live. Events such as death or loss of a loved one, financial problems and high stress can trigger a depression in some people.
• childhood trauma. Traumatic event when the children, can cause permanent changes in the brain that makes you more vulnerable to depression.
Risk factors
Depression typically occurs in the late 20s but it really can occur at any age. Although the exact cause of depression is unknown, scientists have identified certain factors that increase the risk of developing or triggering depression, namely:
• Having a biological relationship with people who have depression
• Women
• Having a traumatic event during childhood
• Having a biological relationship with alcoholics note
• Have a family member who suffered fallout
• Have experience of life events that put pressure, such as the death of a loved one
• Having lots of friends and personal relationships
• Having a depressed mood when small
• Having a serious illness, like cancer, heart attacks, Alzheimer’s or HIV / AIDS
• It has a particular trait, such as low self-esteem and excessive dependence, criticize yourself or pessimistic
• Penyalahguanan alcohol, nicotine or illicit drugs
• Take a medical treatment for high blood pressure that is owned, taking sleeping pills or other specific medical treatment (talk to your doctor before stopping to undergo certain medical treatments that you think lead to changes in your mood)
Prevention
There is no sure way to prevent depression. However you should take steps to control stress, to improve your endurance and to boost low self-esteem. Friendship and social support, especially in times of crisis will be able to help you.
In addition, the treatment performed on the early symptoms can help prevent depression worse. Long-term care also helps prevent kembuhnya symptoms of depression.
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