Mental Illness: Depression Depression a serious medical condition in which a person feels very sad‚ hopeless‚ unimportant‚ anger without enthusiasm‚ and often is unable to live in a normal life. Each person is different and will have unique symptoms‚ but here are some of the more common symptoms of depression: >Feeling of sadness and loss: Feeling that life is not worth living or worth the effort to even maintain their appearance or hygiene. They may believe that a negative situation will
Premium Self-esteem Sleep Anxiety
“Signs of Symptom” ~Cough‚ Unintentional weight loss‚ Fatigue‚ Fever‚ Night Sweats‚ Chills‚ Lost of Appetite. “Treatment” With tuberculosis‚ you must take antibiotics for at least six to nine months. The exact drugs and length of treatment depend on your age‚ overall health‚ possible drug resistance‚ the form of TB (latent or active) and the infection’s location in the body. “Signs of Symptom” Fever‚ Loss of appetite‚ Headache‚ Tiredness and a general feeling of being
Premium Symptoms Meningitis
Social Factors Contributing to Depression in Women Laura Stevens Excelsior College Abstract It is a well-known fact in the medical and psychology community that women suffer from depression about twice as much as men. This statistic is often attributed to the different and fluctuating hormones that women experience throughout their lifetime. An area that is often over looked when researching this illness is the sociological circumstances that contribute to depression in women. This paper
Premium Domestic violence Mental health Psychiatry
Response/treatment column‚ give a general explanation of how you would care for a child who becomes ill or injured at your setting. Highlight circumstances that might require urgent medical attention Condition/illness/allergy/ circumstance Signs and symptoms Response/treatment according to role Asthma MAY REQUIRE URGENT ATTENTION Difficulty breathing Keep child calm and help them take medicine. Phone parent and if it worsens call 999 Sickle cell anaemia MAY REQUIRE URGENT ATTENTION
Premium Common cold Influenza Shock
critically ill people who need intensive care. Acute kidney failure can be fatal and requires intensive treatment. However‚ acute kidney failure may be reversible. If you’re otherwise in good health‚ you may recover normal kidney function. Signs and symptoms of acute kidney failure may include: • Decreased urine output‚ although occasionally urine output remains normal • Fluid retention‚ causing swelling in your legs‚ ankles or feet • Drowsiness • Shortness of breath • Fatigue
Premium Kidney Renal failure Nephrology
Signs‚ symptoms and contributing factors Depression is a serious mental disorder that could lead to death by suicide if not taken seriously and treated. Depression in adolescents (age group of 12-17) can affect school and work performance‚ peer and family relationships‚ and even exacerbate other health issues like asthma. According to childStats.gov statistics‚ in 2011 about 8% of the population age 12-17 had a major depressive episode. According to the medical Merriam-Webster online dictionary
Premium Major depressive disorder Suicide Adolescence
Adolescent depression is a disorder that affects teenagers. It leads to sadness‚ discouragement‚ and a loss of self-worth and interest in their usual activities. Everyone experiences some unhappiness‚ often as a result of a change‚ either in the form of a setback or a loss‚ or simply‚ as Freud said‚ "Everyday misery." The painful feelings that accompany these events are usually appropriate and temporary‚ and can even present an opportunity for personal growth and improvement. However‚ when sadness
Premium Major depressive disorder Adolescence Prevention
Depression is a disease that afflicts the human psyche in such a way that the afflicted tends to act and react abnormally toward others and themselves. Therefore it comes to no surprise to discover that adolescent depression is strongly linked to teen suicide. Adolescent suicide is now responsible for more deaths in youths aged 15 to 19 than cardiovascular disease or cancer (Blackman‚ 1995). Despite this increased suicide rate‚ depression in this age group is greatly underdiagnosed and leads to serious
Premium Major depressive disorder Bipolar disorder Suicide
psychological therapy‚ and medication people diagnosed with this disorder have had success in coping with their symptoms. Signs and Symptoms of ADHD There are three main signs or symptoms of ADHD identified as; problems with paying attention‚ being very active‚ and acting before thinking. American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2007)‚ found based on these symptoms three types of ADHD have been defined‚ which are: Inattentive type‚ where the person can’t stay focused on an activity;
Premium Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
Depression is not only a state of being sad‚ it is a disease that conquers the ability to feel emotion‚ whether good or bad‚ whatsoever. Depression not only involves the mind‚ it also involves the body and thoughts. Depression is not a disease that only influences males or children of the age three to eleven. Every human being is prone to depression. Although women are three times more likely to become depressed than men‚ men are five times more likely to commit suicide when depressed than women
Premium Major depressive disorder Bipolar disorder Dysthymia