Depression is a very common disorder. It suffer because about 15 100 people. The statistics tell us that a group of 6 people suffer from depression at least one person in his life.
All those who have experienced a bad day, when we are down in the dumps, sad, more irritable than usual and "we feel 'depressed'. Most likely this is not a depressive disorder, but a drop in mood passenger. Clinical depression but has many other symptoms and is prolonged in time. To leave requires psychological treatment and / or medication. Sufferers have a depressed mood throughout the day for most days in a row and can no longer have an interest and pleasure in activities that first interested him and made him feel good. You always feel down and / or irritable, you feel tired, negative thoughts, and often feel life as painful and pointless ("pain of living").
In general, those who may suffer from clinical depression every day of the following symptoms:
depressed mood, loss of pleasure and interest in almost all activities, lack of energy, fatigue, tiredness, significant increase or decrease in appetite and therefore the body weight, sleep disturbances (sleeping more or less, or wakes up frequently during the night), slowing or agitation, difficulty concentrating, feeling worthless, negative, or continuously guilty thoughts of death or suicide. It may be that the symptoms present themselves suddenly in an acute in people who generally have a personality "optimistic and cheerful" or are constant over time but lighter with some moments or periods of deterioration. Of course it is rare that a depressed person has at the same time all the symptoms listed, but if you suffer every day of the first two symptoms and at least three others in the list is very likely to have a depressive disorder.
Relatives and friends of the depressed person, with good intentions, then they try to encourage it to seek an invitation to respond, without realizing that this increases his guilt and his self-depreciation. The most useful approach is to help the depressed person to undertake a course of treatment because of adequate drug therapy and cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy. Depressive disorder can affect anyone at any age but is most common between 25 and 44 years of age and is twice as common in adolescents and adult women, girls and children appear to suffer equally misura.Le causes of the disease are many and varied from person to person ( heredity, social environment, family losses, labor problems, relational, etc.).. Research has discovered two primary causes: the biological factor, so some have a greater genetic predisposition to this disease, and the psychological factor, so our experiences (particularly children) may lead to greater vulnerability to the disease experience. The biological and psychological vulnerabilities interact with each other and do not necessarily lead to the development of the disorder. A vulnerable person may not ever get sick of depression, unless something happens that can trigger the disorder and if it has good relationships and supportive. The trigger is often some stressful event or some major power, thereby affecting our lives. But it is often difficult to understand what has caused our depression, especially if it is not the first time that soffriamo.Il depressive disorder can lead to severe impairments in the lives of sufferers. No longer able to work or study, to initiate and maintain social relationships and emotional, to feel pleasure and interest in the activities. 15 out of 100 people suffering from severe clinical depression die by suicide.
depressive disorder is often associated with other psychological disorders (panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, substance use and alcohol abuse, anorexia nervosa and bulimia, personality disorders, etc.).. 25 out of 100 people suffering from an organic disorder, such as diabetes, heart disease, HIV, disability body up to the cases of terminal illness, you also get sick from depression. Unfortunately, depression can lead to a worsening further, because when you are depressed it is difficult to collaborate in the care, since you feel fatigued, difficulty concentrating, feelings of helplessness, lack of confidence to improve, liabilities, and so on. In addition, depression can complicate the care for the negative consequences that may have on the already compromised immune system and the quality of life of sufferers. It 'must therefore treat the disorder not only organic but also depressivo.Nella most cases the recovery from a depressive episode is followed by several relapses. Who gets sick can easily suffer from depression several times during their life. Depression is a disorder applicant and are in fact very few cases of individual episodes throughout their lives. Although the drugs are very effective in reducing acute symptoms, they are not just in resolving the vulnerability to relapse and in most cases their break leads to worsening of symptoms and recurrence. The only medication may also be hampered by the non-cooperation in the care and disagree with the prescription. The proper combination of pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy, cognitive-behavioral significantly increases the rate of success, both in the treatment of acute symptoms of recurrence.
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