Major Depression
This disorder is related to the mental condition of a person. If a person is showing more than 5-6 of these symptoms, then he is suffering from major depression.
Symptoms
- Patient does not show any interest in the events occurring near him/her
- The patient does not express happiness or pleasure. This condition may be in the brain where pleasure and happiness are controlled.
- If there is long term addiction of drugs then it can cause permanent damage to the centre in the brain which controls happiness
- In major depression, patient may suffer from psychosis. In this condition, person loses actual contact with the real world
- Sometimes, patient may perceive things which are absent in reality. Patient visualizes things in absence of a stimulus.
- Person can imagine anything which is not under control
- Person does not get involved in the social activities
- Loss of appetite results in reduction in weight.
- Does not show any interest in sexual activities
- Thoughts of suicide comes to the mind
Causes of major depression
- Factors related to society, psychological as well as biological can cause major depression
- If helpless person faces any major problem in life then it can lead to major depression
- Major depression is related to the genes i.e. it can be transferred from one generation to the other
- In females, changes occurred in hormonal and physical condition after the birth of a child, this can lead to depression but this condition can improve after some weeks
- Sleeplessness
Treatment
Antidepressant medicines
- For curing major depression medicines and counseling are used to cure the patient. Patient gives very good result when combination of both therapies is used.
- Doctors prescribe antidepressant medicines which helps the patient remove thoughts of suicide from the mind
- If antidepressants are used in combination with the supplements of thyroid and lithium then it can improve the efficiency of medicines
Electroconvulsive therapy
- Sometimes major depressed patient doesn't give positive response to the antidepressant medicines, for them electroconvulsive therapy is used
- this therapy involves transferring electric pulse in the brain of the patient by using two electrodes
- This treatment is used to clear thoughts of suicide or death from the mind
Psychotherapy
- This therapy is given by the experts. Social worker or counselor can discuss with the patient
- It is mostly used for children under eighteen and older persons
- In psychotherapy, cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) is mostly used in which counselor tries to solve the problems related to the improper functioning of the emotions and nature of a person by systematic procedure.
- This treatment can solve problems like anxiety, mood, food eating, sleep and abusing from others
Exercise
- Exercise is very beneficial for maintaining health and fitness
- Exercise minimizes the problem of depression and anxiety
- It stimulates the formation of the neurotransmitters which reduce negative thoughts of the person
- By performing exercises, person can get his/her confidence back
- Exercise will help meeting people and communicating with them. This will help in erasing negative thoughts
