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Depression: What You Need to Know
Depression is a serious mental illness that can affect your mood, behavior, and ability to work. Although depression can be treated effectively with talk therapy and medication, some people have difficulty adjusting to these treatments or managing their symptoms. This article will explain what depression is, how it’s diagnosed and treated, and how the symptoms of major depressive disorder vary in severity depending on which type of depression a person suffers from.
It affects more than 16 million Americans every year, which is about the same number as breast cancer and Lyme disease combined. It’s the most common mental illness in the United States and it can happen to anyone, regardless of age, gender, or ethnicity.
It’s estimated that about 1 in 5 people will experience a major depressive disorder at some point in their lives. This means that one out of five people who have never experienced depression before may develop it sometime between adolescence and adulthood. In fact, women are twice as likely to experience this compared to men.
Symptoms
Depression is a serious mental health condition that can affect anyone, regardless of age or gender. It’s characterized by feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and apathy. Some people might also experience increased irritability and anger as well as a loss of interest in activities that used to make them happy.
It can be caused by a number of different factors including:
- Physical health issues such as heart disease or cancer
- Substance abuse (e.g., alcohol)
- Medications (e.g., antidepressants)
If you’re concerned about your own symptoms, talk to your doctor about getting checked out for depression but don’t wait until it’s too late!
What causes depression?
Depression is not a character flaw. It can be caused by a combination of things, and it’s likely that the causes of depression are complex.
Depression is not caused by just one thing. If you have depression, there are likely to be several factors that contribute to your condition, not just one or two causes.
Depression is more than just sadness; it affects how you think about yourself and your life as well as how others see you (or don’t see you).
How is depression treated?
Depression is a serious illness that requires treatment. Treatments include medication and psychotherapy. Some people also benefit from other treatments, such as electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). In some cases, you may need to try more than one method to find the right combination of treatment options that work best for you.
The first step in treating depression is getting a diagnosis from a mental health professional who specializes in this area of medicine. Once you have been diagnosed with major depressive disorder (MDD), your doctor will likely prescribe antidepressants or other medications to help relieve symptoms of MDD and improve quality of life without causing side effects such as weight gain or sexual dysfunction; however, it’s important not
to stop taking these medications without discussing them with your doctor first because stopping them too suddenly could increase the risk for relapse later on down the road when symptoms return again even though treatment has been discontinued altogether.”
Medication can help, but not everyone responds well to medication.
Medication can help, but not everyone responds well to medication. Other forms of treatment may be more effective for you and your doctor will be able to tell you if the medication is right for you.
Psychotherapy is a good option for some people with depression, especially when it comes from a trained therapist who understands the disease and how to treat it effectively with therapy sessions over several weeks or months.
Other treatments include exercise, diet, and sleep habits such as getting more rest at night so that your body has enough energy during the day to deal with stressful situations that arise at work or school (or whatever else).
Depression is a serious mental illness that can be treated with medication, therapy, and/or both. Depression is not something you can just get over; it’s a medical condition that requires treatment in order to prevent further damage. It affects millions of people around the globe and is considered one of the most common mental illnesses today because it has no known cure yet. In fact, there are more than 300 million people worldwide who suffer from depression each year!
Conclusion
If you’re experiencing this, it can be difficult to know what to do or how to feel better. We hope that by learning more about depression and its symptoms, you’ll be able to recognize the signs in yourself or a loved one and get help before things get worse.
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