Clinical Depression
By : Marcos Barbosa
Basic description
Being in a depressed state of mind and it affects every aspect of a persons life
Symptoms of Clinical Depression
Feeling of sadness or worthlessness also feeling disinterested and fatigued
Causes of Clinical Depression
Its not exactly Known how one gets clinical depression but it is most likely a mix of inhered traits, hormones, Brain chemistry, and Biological differences
Diagnosis of clinical depression
A Medical professional must see at least 5 of the symptoms over a period of time
Treatment of Clinical Depression
It can be helped by some medications and psychotherapy can help about 80% of those who suffer
Prevalence in society
Clinical Depression affects 6.7 percent of people living in the U.S. and it also affects more women then men. The average age for someone with depression is 32 years old.
Prognosis
Depression lasts a lifetime however it usually occurs in episodes so it is not a constant thing.
Interesting facts about Clinical Depression
Clinically Depressed people are 2 times more likely to get illnesses such as the flu.
Research efforts
Clinical Depression is one of the more common mental illnesses therefor it is constantly being researched by many different places.