The Invisible Illness: The Impact Of Depression

Treatment Impact for Depression
Depression has been around for hundreds of years and has affected millions of people, making it a disorder that needs to be solved soon. A common debate linked to depression is what method should be used to treat people who suffer from it. Many people believe that depression can only be fixed with some pills and shock therapy because they believe that depression is caused solely because of a chemical imbalance. However, others see depression and disease of affluence and can be solved through many hours with a therapist in order to find where the depression stems from. Depression continues to be a problem that results in people losing their lives, so many feel that it is something that needs to be solved soon.
The central argument that the panel presented in the editorial is that medical science needs better treatment and responses to depression. They claim that depression is gradually increasing, so something needs to be done right now. The panel backs up their claim by using statistics and large numbers in order for the reader to understand the seriousness of the matter. For example, they use the statistic, “Neurotic disorders affect one in six adults at some point in their lives.” They also use, “39 million antidepressants are said to be prescribed in Britain each year.” The continual use of numbers and statistics show the reader how big of a problem depression has become and shows the audience that something needs to be done or the numbers will only increase. The tone of this editorial is mixture of both formal and informal language. A few of the sentences contain very high-level words, making the editorial come off as formal. For example, the panel uses the word “Bewilderment” when talking about how people with depression feel in regards to their disorder. Rather than just using the word “Confused” the panel decided to continue the formal tone by using “Bewilderment.” However, the panel also created an informal tone by quoting Shakespeare throughout the article, also creating a poetic tone as well. The editorial starts off with a Shakespeare quote, “I have of late – but wherefore I know not – lost all my mirth, forgone all custom of exercise; and, indeed, it goes to me a sterile promontory.” Just reading the first quote, the reader wouldn’t think that the editorial was going to about depression. Nonetheless, it adds to the poetic tone that was carried out through the rest of the editorial. This is shown at the very end of the article, the panel says, “The human mind is the most extraordinary and least understood part of the