Pharmacological Management of Depression



Pharmacological Management of Depression

Introduction

Depression can be a syndrome, i.e. a set of symptoms, or symptoms may appear as a partner in another entity or disorder, for example, as a result of illness. Depression is a mental disorder that can bring people out of emotional balance for a long time and significantly impair quality of life (labor activity, personal relationships, etc.). Depression often occurs as a response to trauma or negative event (the death of a loved one, dismissal). Depression, or morbidly depressed mood, can be a distinct disease, and many other manifestations. Depression is often misdiagnosed and bewildered with other disorders for example performs disorder, feeling disorders, dissociative states, or anxiety. One of the major causes for this is that some individuals may not display the telltale indications that other individuals display in a foremost depression. An individual may more often try to self-medicate by experimenting with pharmaceuticals or alcohol. Subsequently, this often directs to misdiagnosis. Fortunately, depression can be treated through proper medication and making some changes in one's life. Clonazepam is a medication which can be used to reduce or eliminate depression in an individual.

This paper discusses depression in detail and also discusses Clonazepam. The paper also discusses the therapeutic implications and pharmacological properties of Clonazepam, as well as the potential effects of Clonazepam on patients.

Discussion

Depression

Depression can be described as unhappy, feeling sad, depressed or collapsed. Depression is accompanied by a constant feeling of sadness, anxiety, apathy and indifferent attitude towards reality (Simon et al, 2006). The same applies to the symptoms of depression, a sense of unwarranted feelings of guilt, an inability to enjoy life and the things that previously caused you pleasant emotions. Depression is a mental disorder characterized by a "depressive triad": depressed mood and loss of ability to experience pleasure (anhedonia), disturbances of thought (negative judgments, pessimistic view of what is happening, and so etc.), motor retardation. Lowered self-esteem in depression, there is a loss of interest in usual activities and life. In some cases, a person suffering from it may begin to abuse alcohol or other substance (Beck et al, 2009).

From a clinical perspective, depression is a low mood with loss of interest in almost all areas and activities, which represents a drastic change in the way of being of the person prior to the onset of these symptoms, and with added features such as appetite disturbance, decreased energy, retardation or psychomotor agitation, sleep disturbance, feelings of inappropriate or worthlessness feelings of guilt, complexity in concentrating or thinking and thoughts of death or recurrent suicide. Also present, feelings of sadness, helplessness, diminished self-esteem, feelings of security is threatened due to loss of something or someone who guaranteed and inability to stand alone to the different demands of life. According to object relations theory, depression is caused by problems people have in developing representations of healthy relationships. The fears of being abandoned by the desired objects i.e. the other individuals. Depression is an outcome of constant struggles which depressed individuals ...