Clinical Depression
(Major Depressive Disorder)
By: Ashley Mazza Health 6th period 10/17/15
Causes
clinical depression results from a chemical imbalance that a person can not over come with out professional help.
Symptoms
can affect a persons ability to concentrate, sleep, preform at school or work or handle every day activity.
Age / Gender Specific
the rate of diagnosed major depression increased with age from 2.8% for adults 18-24 to a peak of 4.6% for adults 46-64. Suicide is the third leading cause of deaths among young adults 10-24.
Definition
Child Depression is a disorder in which there are on going deep feeling of helplessness worthlessness and hoplessness.
Saying or Slogan:
A dose of positivity a day... keeps the depression away
Backround
People suffering server clinical depression often have thoughts of suicide. Fortunately, most periods of sever depression last no longer then 3 months. The majority of people who suffer from clinical depression eventually recover, either on their own or with professional help ans about 10% of people don't recover. A person who has a parent, brother, or sister with clinical depression it is more likely to develop it, than a persons whose relatives have not had this emotional problem. Clinical depression is the second highest burden of disease. Approximately 19 million adults in the US (10%) will experience depressive illness and half will suffer from a major depressive disorder.
Depression Treatment CTR
- URL: www.myrecoveryhotline.com
- Phone: 888-261-4797
American Association of Suicidology
- URL: www.suicideology.org
- Phone: 1-212-237-2280
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
- URL: www.dbsalliance.org
- Phone:1-800-826-3632
TREATMENTS
Mild: support groups, exercise, and wait and see
Mild moderate: Talking therapy
Moderate to server: Anti depression, combination therapy, mental health terms