CURRENT DIRECTIONS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE 173 Gender Differences in Depression Susan Nolen-Hoeksema1 Department of Psychology‚ University of Michigan‚ Ann Arbor‚ Michigan Abstract From early adolescence through adulthood‚ women are twice as likely as men to experience depression. Many different explanations for this gender difference in depression have been offered‚ but none seems to fully explain it. Recent research has focused on gender differences in stress responses‚ and in exposure
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having a bad day or maybe just not feeling right. However‚ depression is a mental disorder that can cause that down feeling for two weeks or more (Understanding Depression 1). Depression is a serious issue that shouldn’t be treated lightly. For a long time‚ children and adolescents were not considered able to have depression.(The Relationship of Self Esteem and Depression 6) Some thought the brain hadn’t developed enough for depression to become an issue. Others thought that children and adolescents
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Natural Cures for Depression - Alternative Therapies Depression involves a prolonged period of experiencing sadness‚ loss of interest in activities that one once enjoyed‚ low self-esteem and in some severe cases‚ one may even contemplate committing suicide. There can be many causes of depression. However‚ research shows that the basic physiology behind depression is changes in the biochemical reactions in specific areas of the brain. There are certain compounds that are naturally produced in the
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Depression Among the Elderly Though depression and anxiety are common throughout the life cycle; depression and older age have commonly been associated with one another (Mulsant‚ 1998). Unfortunately‚ many elderly people are not satisfied and look at this stage as depressing. After years of planning‚ dreaming‚ and expecting the golden years to be the highlight of one ’s life‚ the increased number of stressors related to aging causes feelings of depression. Depression can happen at any age from
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Why did the depression of 1893 occur? Source: Romer‚ 1984 The depression‚ which was signalled by a financial panic in 1893‚ has been blamed on the deflation dating back to the Civil War‚ the gold standard and monetary policy‚ under consumption (the economy was producing goods and services at a higher rate than society was consuming and the resulting inventory accumulation led firms to reduce employment and cut back production)‚ a general economic unsoundness (a reference less to tangible economic
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holding me between them‚ and asked if everything was all right. Their worry terrified me; I didn’t understand what was wrong with me‚ why wasn’t I normal? The answer came in a single word‚ one that would seem to hang over me everywhere I went: depression. It ran in my family‚ but my
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Carter January 28‚ 2014 Period 1 – US History Effects of the Great Depression On October 29‚ 1929‚ the seemingly-thriving stock market crashed‚ causing many Americans to lose years’ worth of savings and plunging the country into what is called the Great Depression. This period was the worst economic downfall the country has ever seen‚ so the people were unprepared for the hardships they would face. The Great Depression was a very difficult time for a majority of Americans and they had to go
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There are natural remedies for depression that are successfully used by health care professionals. Quite a number of people living with depression day to day don’t want to depend on synthetic prescription antidepressant drugs prescribed to them by doctors for help. When looking at the possibility of being on medication for life‚ many people who suffer this condition are turning to natural remedies for depression. They would rather find natural treatments for depression that will help them cope with
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that are suffering from a medical condition known as depression. Depression could be caused by the loss of a loved one‚ conflict with family members‚ and abuse. It can also be caused by other things including isolation‚ changing jobs‚ moving to a new environment‚ etc. Most of the time‚ it is not the persons fault that they received the diagnosis. These things that are listed above can be causes a person fall in the stages of depression. Depression can be caused by loss of a loved one. When a person
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When the Great Depression began in 1932‚ 13 million people were jobless and by 1933 28 states had no banks. It all started when a newspaper article said that the U.S. Bank was unstable‚ which caused people to go and withdraw their money from the banks. This made panic erupt and more people withdraw their money and eventually the banks ran out of money and collapsed. 2 million men and 200‚000 children roamed the country or families lived in poor scrap neighborhoods called Hoovervilles‚ named after
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