Depression
Major Depressive Disorder
By: Ellie Madigan
What is depression?
The Body Systems Affected
How It Affects The Body
- you feel sad consistently for at least 2 weeks at a time
-you have thoughts of suicide and self harm
- but unlike somebody who doesn't have depression you can't just expect yourself to get over it and you can't make yourself get over it
You Don't Have Depression
- you feel sad from time to time but it isn't consistent and it eventually goes away pretty quickly sometimes to
- you can expect yourself to get over it and make yourself get over it
Who Does It Affect?
How Does Depression Start?
Diagnosis
Signs and Symptoms
- different sleeping and eating habits
- loss of initiative, self-punishment
- withdrawal and inactivity
- thoughts of suicide
- loss of pleasure in things you use to find pleasure in
- irritability and angry out bursts even over the smallest matter
- slow thinking, speaking, and body movements
- unexplained physical problems
- fixating on the past and blaming oneself for something that wasn't their fault
- anxiety or restlessness
- trouble thinking or concentrating
Treatment
- physical activity and exercise
- psychotherapy: cognitive-behavioral therapy and interpersonal therapy
- ECT: Electroconvulsive Therapy (this is affective for those who did not respond to drug therapy)
- anti-depressants
- Trans-Cranial Magnetic Stimulation
Prognosis
Personal Connection
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