Are you or your loved one suffering from depression? Learn ways to deal with it this National Depression Education and Awareness Month in the slides below

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Earlychildhoodtrauma
Brainstructure
Medicalconditions
Druguse
Lowself-esteemorbeing
self-critical
Medicalhistoryof
mentalillness
Certainmedications
Stressfulevents,suchaslossoflovedone(s),
financialproblems,orseparation
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LEARNHOW TODEALWITH
THISNATIONALDEPRESSIONEDUCATIONANDAWARENESSMONTH
DEPRESSION
Whatisdepression?
Depressioncanbeclassifiedasamooddisorder.Itmaybedescribedasa
feelingofsadness,loss,and/orangerthatinterferewithaperson’sabilityto
performeverydayactivities.
Peopleexperiencedepressiondifferentways.Itmayinterferewithyour
dailywork,resultinginwasteoftimeandshrunkenproductivity.Italsocan
influencerelationshipsandcausemanychronichealthconditions.
Depressionisconsideredaseriousmedicalcondition,conditionofwhich
worsensduetolackofpropertreatment.Yet,thosewhoseektreatment
oftenseeimprovementsinsymptomsinjustafewweeks.
Depressioncancauseavarietyofsymptoms.Someaffectyourmood,andothersyourbody.
Symptomsofdepressioninmenmayinclude:
Whatgetsworseduetodepression:
Arthritis
Diabetes Obesity
Asthma CancerCardiovasculardiseases
Depression
Mood:
anger,aggressiveness,
irritability,anxiousness,
restlessness
Emotional:
feelingempty,sad,
hopeless
Sexual:
reducedsexualdesire,
lackofsexual
Cognitive:
inabilitytoconcentrate,
difficultycompleting
tasks,delayedresponses
duringconversations
Sleep:
insomnia,restlesssleep,
excessivesleepiness,
notsleepingthrough
thenight
Physical:
fatigue,pains,
headache,digestive
Behavioral
lossofinterest,findingnolossofinterest,findingno
pleasureinfavorite
activities,feelingtired
easily,suicidalthoughts,
excessivealcoholism,using
drugs,andengagingin
high-riskactivities
Causes
Thereareseveralpossiblecausesofdepression.Theycanrangefrombiologicaltocircumstantial.
Commoncausesinclude:
Symptomsofdepressioninwomenmayinclude
Neverignorethesymptomsofdepression.Ifyourmooddoesn’t
improveorgetsworse,seekmedicalhelp.Depressionisaserious
mentalillnesswithrisksofcomplications.
Symptoms
Weightgain
orloss
Physicalpain
Substance
useproblems Panicattacks
Relationship
problems Socialisolation
Suicidalthoughts
Self-mutilationConsequencesof
Depression,
ifleftuntreated
Typesofdepression
Therearetwomaintypes:majordepressivedisorderandpersistent
depressivedisorder.
Treatmentfordepression
Depressioncanbetreatedsuccessfully,butit’simportantto
sticktoyourtreatmentplan.
Medications,Psychotherapy,
Lighttherapy,Alternative
therapies,Exercise,Avoiding
alcoholanddrugs,etc.
Majordepressivedisorderisthemore
severeformofdepression.It’s
characterizedbypersistentfeelingsof
sadness,hopelessness,andworthlessness
thatdon’tgoawayontheirown.
Theprevalenceofadultswithamajordepressiveepisode
washighestamongindividualsaged
18-25(13.1%)
Anestimated
17.3million
adultsintheUnitedStateshad
atleastonemajordepressive
episode.
Thisnumberrepresented
7.1%ofallU.S.adults.7.1%ofallU.S.adults.
Majordepressivedisorder
Persistentdepressivedisorderisamilder,
butchronicformofdepression
Persistentdepressive
disorder
7.1%
Adutls
adultfemales(8.7%)
comparedto
males(5.3%)
Theprevalenceofmajor
depressiveepisodewas
higheramong
It’scommontocombine
medicaltreatmentsandlifestyle
therapies,includingthe
following:
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