range from birth to death. The cause of depression is still obscure and becoming clear that a number of diverse factors are likely to be implicated‚ both genetic and environmental. Some causes are leading stressful lives‚ genetic factors‚ a previous depressive episode‚ and the personality trait neuroticism (Doris‚ et al.‚ 1999). There are many common symptoms in which everybody looks for which is unhappiness and disappointment. Symptoms that are different‚ pervasive‚ or interfere with normal function
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Depression Center (2010). Depression statistics – facts. teen depression. Retrieved from http://depressiontreatmenthelp.org/depression-statistics.php DSM-IV (2000). American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 4th ed. ISBN 0890420254 Luty‚ J.‚ & O’Gara‚ C. (2006). International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice. Vol. 10 Issue 1‚ p45-51‚ 7p‚ 4 Charts; DOI: 10.1080/13651500500410117 The Psychological Corporation. (n.d.). Beck Depression Inventory
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underlying women’s depressive symptoms: societal expectations and pressure on women‚ physical health problems‚ the transition to parenthood‚ social connectedness‚ personality and past psychological history‚ child health and temperament challenges‚ unmet care needs‚ unmet expectations for childbirth and other life stressors 3. Postpartum
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Unipolar Depression Unipolar depression is a mood disorder that is characterized by depression without mania. Depression and mania are the opposite of each other; depression is a sad sate that one is overwhelmed by all of life’s challenges and mania is when one is on a state of euphoria and has exaggerated beliefs that the world is theirs. Unipolar can be brought on by many different circumstances. Symptoms Symptoms vary from individual to individual but they will affect these five areas of
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identical twins raised in the same environment are three times more likely to have depression in common than fraternal twins‚ who have only about half of their genes in common. In addition‚ identical twins are five times more likely to have bipolar disorder in common. Studies have shown that certain brain chemicals called neurotransmitters play an important role in regulating moods and emotions. Neurotransmitters involved in depression include nor epinephrine‚ dopamine‚ and serotonin. Studies have
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Pregnancy is supposed to be a time of joy and excitement for the mother to be. However‚ contrary to popular belief‚ pregnancy doesn’t protect a woman from becoming depressed. About 20 % of women experience some type of depressive symptoms during pregnancy‚ and 10% develop major depression (Kahn‚ Moline‚ Ross‚ Cohen‚ Altshuler par. 3). Depression in America is an area of mental illness that is sometimes undetected and people who are feeling symptoms are unaware that the moods they are experiencing
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into adulthood. How prevalent are mood disorders and when should an adolescent with changes in mood be considered clinically depressed? Brown (1996)‚ has thought the reason why depression is often overlooked in adolescents is that it is a time of emotional turmoil‚ mood swings‚ gloomy thoughts‚ and heightened sensitivity. Adolescence is often a time of rebellion and experimentation. Blackman (1996)‚ observed that the "challenge is to identify depressive symptomatology which may be superimposed
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office unless she wants to pay attention. When you take a closer look‚ you can see the bags under her eyes‚ the red marks on her wrists‚ her thin body structure. She is suffering from depression. “One in every five teenagers will likely suffer a depressive episode by the age of 18” (Mayoh). To help teenage girls dealing with depression‚ People should get them psychological help‚ increase parental awareness‚ and create school programs to address the problem. There are many different types of counseling
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continue into adulthood. How prevalent are mood disorders and when should an adolescent with changes in mood be considered clinically depressed? Brown (1996)‚ has said the reason why depression is often overlooked in adolescents is because it is a time of emotional turmoil‚ mood swings‚ gloomy thoughts‚ and heightened sensitivity. It is time of rebellion and experimentation. Blackman (1996)‚ observed that the "challenge is to identify depressive symptomatology which may be superimposed on the
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By: Katie King ANDREA YATES CASE Andrea Yates has no remorse or justification for lives she stole from Andrea’s Basic Information DOB: July 2‚1964 Hometown: Clear Lake‚ Texas Diagnosed with depressive disorder In 1999‚ she tried stabbing herself‚ and got admitted to Memorial Spring Shadows Glen. She was then prescribed Haldol She clearly had mental issues www.Biography.com/people/andrea_yates_235801 Leading up to the Murder After her second son Noah‚ she started seeing violent
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