Depression

There is nothing surprising in the fact, What an unpleasant event (comment from the Chief, insult in transport, conflict in the family) the cause of bad mood. This is a normal reaction of the human psyche on stress, and usually, after some time, life returns to normal. But it happens, that man, in a State of permanent psychological and social discomfort (disease, Court, the lawsuit, lack of money, unemployment), begins to acquire real spleen – a mild form of depression. Pass the weeks and even months, and the spleen does not desist. Then there are the grounds to speak about the disease – clinical depression.

Depression – state, which is characterized by depressed mood, block thinking, the decline in activity, slower movements and speech, sleep disorders.

Causes of Depression

Depression may follow prolonged stress (for example, after losing a loved one), but can occur without the externally visible motive. It should be noted, What causes this disease is not completely understood by medicine. It is also unclear, why women suffer from it two times more often than men. Only partly explain this fact may be anatomical features of the female body and stress, related to women's reproductive functions (experiences as a result of miscarriage, childbirth, infertility).

Symptoms of depression

It is important to remember, that severe depression by itself does not pass (Some people are depressed for many years). If you do nothing, usually, symptoms only worsen. In advanced cases the man constantly sad and indifferent to everything around. He's just not able to experience the joy, even when there are reasonable grounds. Deep depression often becomes the reason of suicide, so close and native ill must do everything, to help him defeat the disease.

Treating Depression

It is much easier to get out of depression, If you set its causes. Try to mentally get back to basics, analyze, What is bothering you, This is will be the beginning of healing.

If you have many weeks you constantly grieve, experience a sense of guilt, lost interest in life and started thinking about suicide, you have a severe form of depression, and you need to immediately consult your doctor.

Usually treatment is prescribed antidepressants, which happens to be successful in 60-80 % cases. One should not expect immediate results, therapeutic effect occurs only after two to four weeks after the start of the course. Modern antidepressants do not cause addiction and dependency, side effects (headache, gastrointestinal disorders, fear, nervousness) they have weakly expressed and disappears a few days after the start of the reception. Therefore, if you have a medical course of treatment (duration of about six months) should be fully, otherwise, you might encounter a recurrence of disease.