Anne Roth PSY 208 8 April 2013 Depression and Aging Major Depressive Disorder is a condition characterized by one or more major depressive episodes without a history of manic‚ mixed‚ or hypomanic episodes. It is medical condition that can cause a wide variety of psychological and physical symptoms. It can be distinguished from ordinary sadness and grief because depression is persistent‚ interfering with daily activities and relationships. Depression appears in different people‚ and they
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How We Define Depression Depression is a word of many meanings and can be defined in diverse ways for different people. Depression can be defined as a serious‚ long-term condition that people wish they could get out of. However‚ One could even say that‚ at times‚ depression is a natural and possibly even healthy occurrence. If we don’t ever feel gloomy now and again‚ then how could we ever differentiate feeling happy from sad? I believe the main idea of how people view depression is a condition
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Major depressive disorder (MDD) (also known as clinical depression‚ major depression‚ unipolar depression‚ or unipolar disorder; or asrecurrent depression in the case of repeated episodes) is a mental disorderﾧ characterized by a pervasive and persistent low moodﾧ that is accompanied by low self-esteemﾧ and by a loss of interest or pleasureﾧ in normally enjoyable activities. This cluster of symptoms (syndromeﾧ) was named‚ described and classified as one of the mood disordersﾧ in the 1980 edition
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Depression and Pregnancy Audrey Luck Psychology for Midwives 11/16/10 Depression and Pregnancy 2 For most women the period of growing bellies and growing anticipations is a joyful and exciting time and for others this time may harbor doubt‚ fear‚ and depression. “As many as 1 out of 5 women have symptoms of depression during pregnancy. For some women‚ those symptoms are severe. In pregnancy‚ women who have been depressed before are at higher risk of depression than other
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Life with Depression The majority of Americans have felt sad or depressed at times. Feeling depressed can be a normal reaction to loss‚ life’s struggles‚ or a hurt self-esteem. But when feelings of intense sadness -- including feeling helpless‚ hopeless‚ and worthless -- last for many days to weeks and keep you from living your normal life‚ your depression may be something more than just sadness. It may be clinical depression -- a treatable medical condition (Web MD). Description of the Disorder
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Teenagers deal with more problems than people may think. One teenager‚ as described by an article‚ dealing with depression was sixteen and is named Jennifer. Jennifer is older now but the memories of her depression will stick with her the rest of her life. The cause of depression can be many different things that are going on in their lives. In Jennifer’s case it was the way that she looked‚ so she took diet pills. Something inside of her was missing‚ so Jennifer took diet pills to fix the emptiness
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Holden and Depression Major depression (also called “clinical” or “severe” depression) is a mental disorder characterized by abnormally low moods that last for at least two weeks. Depression is the most common mental disorder and‚ according to the American Psychological Association‚ approximately 20 percent of teenagers will go through at least one episode of teen depression by the time they graduate high school. Episodes of teen depression generally last about 8 months. Teen depression can affect
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Understanding Depression Depression is a medical illness in which a person has a persistent feeling of sadness and hopelessness. In the United States‚ depression accounts for the majority of all mental hospital admissions‚ but clinicians still believe it to be underdiagnosed and undertreated (WebMD 2013). The National Institute of Mental Health (2009) estimates that depression costs Americans about $83 billion each year including the costs of hospitalization‚ therapy and lost productivity.
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Depression in the Elderly Depression later in life frequently coexists with other medical illnesses and disabilities. In addition‚ advancing age is often accompanied by loss of key social support systems due to the death of a spouse or siblings‚ retirement‚ and/or relocation of residence. Because of their change in circumstances and the fact that they’re expected to slow down‚ doctors and family may miss the diagnosis of depression in elderly people‚ delaying effective treatment. As a result
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trauma”. Many mental disorders can progress into other disorders. The progression of depression‚ into bipolar disorder‚ into schizophrenia is what this paper is going to deal with. There is no known cure for any of these disorders‚ just ways to cope. Clinical depression‚ also known as Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)‚ is among one of the leading mental disorders. Like many disorders it is not fully understood. Depression can arise in any age group‚ from kids to teens‚ young adults‚ middle age adults
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