Depression Information

Depression Explained


Depression is a mental state marked by melancholy, pessimism or dejection. Depression can also be defined as a psychotic condition characterized by stuporous withdrawal from reality and intense guilt feelings.

Depression is characterized by the following:

Loss of confidence in oneself

Undue pessimism

A feeling of constant helplessness

Uncalled for or unexplainable mood changes-i.e an abrupt switch from happiness when nothing has happened to warrant it.

Rudeness or aggression that is without apparent cause or which is occasioned by some trivial incident.

An unreasonable demand for perfectionism, not only in oneself but also in one's loved ones, friends, business associates and even from things or situation.

Habitual underachievement especially if one is adequately equipped to do the work one is called upon to perform.

The inability to accept responsibility, often manifested by a recurrent loss of employment or unemployment.

Phobias

Unreasonable feelings of persecution

Self destructive acts

Sexual deviation

Sudden and dramatic change in sleeping habits

Physical ailments and complaints for which there are no organic causes.

Most people have blue moods from time to time in their lives. Indeed, when faced with a personal tragedy like the death of a loved one, a normal healthy individual may well undergo a period of depression. A person suffering from the depressive reaction, however has persistent feelings of worthlessness and pessimism unrelated to events that might depress a normal person. An inability to cope with problem situation is gradually magnified into an inability to cope with anything at all. Attempts to mask the crisis by putting on a front-feigning cheerfulness and optimism-give way to episodes of total hopelessness. Suicide is often considered and sometimes attempted. Threat of suicide from a depressed person should always be regarded seriously.

Common physical symptoms accompanying depression are fatigue, loss of appetite, and insomania.

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BBC News

Group therapy 'beats depression'
BBC News, UK - 8 hours ago
Group-taught meditation is as effective as staying on drug treatments for stopping people slipping back into depression, say UK scientists. ...
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Seattle Post Intelligencer - 4 hours ago
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Zapping depression
Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - 10 hours ago
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Los Angeles Times, CA - 18 hours ago
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Closing in on another Great Depression
Centre Daily Times, PA - 11 hours ago
By John Paul Rossi The United States is in the midst of the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. The real question is, how close are we to ...


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istockAnalyst.com (press release), OR - 3 hours ago
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American Institute for Economic Research, MA - 2 hours ago
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Impax wins final FDA approval for generic depression drug
Trading Markets (press release), CA - 3 hours ago
GlaxoSmithKline markets Wellbutrin XL for the management of depression. Impax's global pharmaceuticals division launched the product immediately following ...


ABC News

Transcript: Charlie Gibson Interviews President Bush
ABC News - 2 hours ago
When you have the Secretary of the Treasury and the Chairman of the Fed say, if we don't act boldly, we could be in a depression greater than the Great ...


OR-Live

Advances in Treating Depression
OR-Live, CT - 1 hour ago
It may be somewhat surprising that there are many recent positive developments in the treatment of clinical depression. One development that has had an ...

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