Depression
By Patrick
What is it?
A strong mood involving sadness that lasts weeks, months, or even longer
Signs or symptoms
- Negative thinking
- Low energy and motivation
- Concentration loss
- Social withdrawing
How does it affect someone
Drains the energy, motivation, and concentration that a person needs for normal activities
How is it diagnosed
Doctors look for
- Negative thinking
- Low energy and motivation
- Social withdrawal
How is it treated
- Get a medical checkup
- Talk to a counselor
- Take medication
- Daily exercise
- exposure to daylight
- Better ways of eating
Interesting facts
Depression is usually mistaken for feeling sad, down, or discouraged which are natural human reactions