DEPRESSION

Depression

Depression

Introduction

Depression is a disorder characterized by depressed mood or loss of interest or pleasure in usual activities. Depression is a general term that has been used to describe transient feelings, a psychological disorder, and a health problem that is characterized by a group of related symptoms (Beeber, 1998). Depression is an alteration in mood probably treated more by nurse psychotherapists more frequently than any other symptom in clinical practice with the exception of anxiety (Drake, Drake and Price, 1996, p. 30).

Analysis

Some depressions seem to come out of the blue, even when things are going well. Others seem to have an obvious cause: a marital conflict, financial difficulty, or some personal failure. Yet many people with these problems do not become deeply depressed. Most psychologists believe depression results from an interaction between stressful life events and a person's biological and psychological vulnerabilities (Beck, 1987).

Depression is more likely to be obtained by some people than others. It occurs twice as much in females than it does in males, this is mostly because of the change of hormones for instance: during pregnancy, during menstruation, and menopause. Depression in men is relatively low, but males are also less likely to seek help even if they think they may suffer from depression. Elderly people are more likely to be affected by because in time they lose the ones they love or may experience the death of their children. Depression is very low in children, because most don't know what is going on in their early years of life. People should immediately seek a doctor if they think they suffer from depression (Beck et al,1979).

Depression is actually very common in our society today and there are many people who have depression but are not seeking the help they need. Depression can affect anyone, anywhere in the world. The only thing that comes from depression is negativity and that is not healthy for anyone. Depression can either be short term or long term, most of that is based on how u respond to medication or how high your self confidence is. I personally believe if people have a lot of self confidence then he or she can easily get through any depression there is. Depression can be overcome and a lot of people actually do get over the depression and turn their lives completely around.

According to Cognitive Therapy of Depression, depression is not something one has; it is something that is happening in a person in relation to others (Draghi and Flach, 1975, p. 45). Depression runs in families. By studying twins, researchers have found evidence of a strong genetic influence in depression. Genetically identical twins raised in the same environment are three times more likely to have depression in common than fraternal twins, who have only about half of their genes in common. In addition, identical twins are five times more likely to have bipolar disorder in common. These findings suggest that vulnerability to depression and bipolar disorder can be ...