Causes of Depression
CAUSES OF DEPRESSION
Causes of Depression
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Feeling sad, or what we may call "depressed", happens to all of us, but for most of us the sensation usually leaves after a while. However, people with a depressive disorder, such as clinical depression, find that their state interferes with their daily life. Depression is a condition of general emotional withdrawal. It is sadness greater and more prolonged and does not always have a reason. For people with clinical depression, their normal functioning is so different that both they and those who care about them are affected by it. Depression was initially called "melancholia". The earliest known occurrences of melancholia appeared in ancient Mesopotamian texts in the second millennium B.C. At this time, all mental illnesses were said to be demonic possession, and were handled to by priests. Hippocrates, a Greek physician, had physical explanations for depression, as oppose to Cicero, a Roman philosopher, who had mental explanations for it. So as you can tell, for millennia the human race has been trying to determine the causes depression. There are many different forms of depression such as Psychotic Depression (which occurs when depression co-exists with some form of psychosis), Postpartum Depression (which occurs after child birth due to the fact that newborns can be overwhelming), Seasonal Affective Disorder also known as SAD (which occurs only in winter months due to low levels of natural sunlight), and Bipolar Disorder (which is cycling mood changes-from extreme highs to extreme lows). Depression can also co-exist with a variety of anxiety disorders, alcohol, drugs and serious medical illnesses, which lead to emotional and physical problems. Unlike other illnesses or disorders, there is no simple explanation as to what causes depression. In general, depression is caused by environmental, biological and psychological factors such as hormones, early childhood
Causes of Depression
HSP3M
Feeling sad, or what we may call "depressed", happens to all of us, but for most of us the sensation usually leaves after a while. However, people with a depressive disorder, such as clinical depression, find that their state interferes with their daily life. Depression is a condition of general emotional withdrawal. It is sadness greater and more prolonged and does not always have a reason. For people with clinical depression, their normal functioning is so different that both they and those who care about them are affected by it. Depression was initially called "melancholia". The earliest known occurrences of melancholia appeared in ancient Mesopotamian texts in the second millennium B.C. At this time, all mental illnesses were said to be demonic possession, and were handled to by priests. Hippocrates, a Greek physician, had physical explanations for depression, as oppose to Cicero, a Roman philosopher, who had mental explanations for it. So as you can tell, for millennia the human race has been trying to determine the causes depression. There are many different forms of depression such as Psychotic Depression (which occurs when depression co-exists with some form of psychosis), Postpartum Depression (which occurs after child birth due to the fact that newborns can be overwhelming), Seasonal Affective Disorder also known as SAD (which occurs only in winter months due to low levels of natural sunlight), and Bipolar Disorder (which is cycling mood changes-from extreme highs to extreme lows). Depression can also co-exist with a variety of anxiety disorders, alcohol, drugs and serious medical illnesses, which lead to emotional and physical problems. Unlike other illnesses or disorders, there is no simple explanation as to what causes depression. In general, depression is caused by environmental, biological and psychological factors such as hormones, early childhood
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