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Introduction to depression and its treatmentIt is one of the most upcoming troubles in the present world. We can
refer this as 'common cold' of the mental disorders. This shows how
common it is in mental disease. one can say that the depression is
nothing but a set of feelings, which follows the perfect pattern of the
event right from the desired happenings to the idea or project getting
flopped. Depression is most common psychiatric problem
nowadays. Depression can occur at any stage of the life, from childhood
to the old age. This can result in plenty of different factors, which
may lead to chemical changes in the brain. Inherited predisposition,
chronic stress, biological changes, aging, trauma, isolation of social
matters etc are most common trigger factors for the depression. In
women, menstruation plays an important role in depression. Apart from
this their heavy social responsibilities are also therefore well known
for the same. Definition of depression This disorder
is known as vishaada in Ayurveda. It can be defined as the illness that
involves body, thoughts, mood that affects the dietary habit, behavior
and sleep pattern. It is not a condition that can be avoided and it is
a sign of personal weakness. The people with depression go vain and
can't merely pull themselves together and get better in their routine
work schedule. If depression is left untreated, it can last long up to
days, weeks, months or sometimes even years. Appropriate treatment can
help many of the people. Types of depressionThere are many types of depression but broadly they can be classified as below.Psychotic depressionPeople
who suffer from this type of depression start seeing and hearing those
sounds, voices and things which are imaginary or don't exist. One can
refer this as hallucination. These symptoms are more common with a
person having schizophrenia. Hallucinations are not positive and give
bad impact on others. This type of depression brings imagination of
negative and frightening images and sounds. Atypical depressionIn
this, a person sometimes feels happiness and moments of elation. But it
is never for a long period. Symptoms of atypical depression include
overeating and sleeping, weight gain and fatigue. Person with this type
of depression believes that outside events control his or her mood.
These outside events can include praise, success and attention. The
episodes of this type of depression can vary from a person to person.
This can be up to several weeks, months or even a year. DysthymiaIt
is quite common that many people who just walk around seem depressed.
They are at sea all the time and remain sad, blue or melancholic. If
you are as one of them, they have been in this critical situation since
years. This is the condition in which, there are people who are not
aware of this but they just live with the depression as daily routine.
For them, it is a part of life. They generally go through whole life
feeling dissatisfied and most unimportant, waste and dissatisfied way.
It is quite tough for them to enjoy the life and never find life as in
interesting mood.
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