Depression, it’s types, causes, symptoms and treatment

Depression, it’s types, causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment

Depression

Depression is a mood as mental illness. Person with depression can feel sad, angry and lost. depression symptoms can be loss of sleep, low energy, irritation. Some people can think of suicide in acute cases. It can stop people doing their work and look after themselves and their families. It might be a short-term illness or it might come or go throughout a life of person.

Types of depression

There are several types of depression.

• Major depression

This type can be mild, moderate or severe. When a person having symptoms of depression for more then 2 weeks and its interfering that person’s daily life, its major depression. It generally can be seen in adult.

• Persistent depression

Like major depression, except that the symptoms comes and goes for 1 or 2 years depending on the age of patient.

• Situational depression

This is one of the common types of depression caused some stressful life events or series of events that leads the substantial changes in life. Events like divorce, death in family, moving to a different place, retirement from work, or in circumstances like this, situational depression may occur.

• Atypical depression

Atypical depression can be characterized by sleeping too much, eating a lot that leads to increased weight, heaviness in limbs and communication problems. Unlike other types, people with this type of depression tend to improve moods and consequence to positive events.

Causes of depression

Depression can cause by different things in different people. genes can be a big reason of depression, if it runs in families. There are also other reasons like:

• Health problem
• Sleeping problem
• Loss and grief
• Stress and life problems
• Traumatic life events
• Loneliness
• Unhealthy eating
• Lack of physical activity
• Smoking
• Medications
• Drugs and alcohol

Stress and feeling miserable can lead to depression. But not everyone with these feeling has a depression.

Diagnosis of depression

It can be diagnosed by referring the person’s symptoms. Usually psychologist or general practitioner diagnose the depression. The person can be referred by GP to psychiatrist if symptoms are unusual and severe. Doctors sometimes want to see how the person goes over the time. That’s why doctors may not make a diagnosis right away.

Treatment of depression

Treatment of depression can be done on the basis of condition of person’s depression, preference, personality and symptoms.

Mild depression can be treated with psychological treatment. Medication is not needed.

Moderate depression can be treated with psychological treatment and medication.

Most severe depression can be treated with antidepressant medicines and psychological treatment