Friday, March 5, 2010

Get Free From Depression

By Tony Nathan

Depression is a disease that is increasing more and more in youngsters too these days. A few years back it was only assumed to be a disease that aged people used to have. But with passage of time more and more youth have been found victim of depression who carry one or other depression symptoms.

Although the depression treatment is not all that difficult or expensive but this should not be take in a light manner. While there are many studies which show that physical activity reduces depression and fatigue for folks struggling with chronic illness, what is new about this study is the suggestion that this may be a result of a person's self-efficacy.

An example of self-efficacy is the conviction that you can walk around the block or climb a flight of stairs without stopping. The understanding of the nature and causes of depression has evolved over the centuries, though this understanding is incomplete and many aspects of depression are still the subject of discussion and research.

Proposed causes include psychological, psycho-social, hereditary, evolutionary and biological factors. Psychological treatments are based on theories of personality, interpersonal communication, and learning. Most biological theories focus on the mono amine chemicals serotonin, nor epinephrine and dopamine, which are naturally present in the brain and assist communication between nerve cells.

One may be able to go to work but not have any enjoyment. Mild depression may last a lot longer than slight depression but can be overcome with changes in lifestyle, psychotherapy and social support. There are some individuals whom may develop mild depression which may start gradually for no reason. The individual may start to feel tired, restlessness, loneliness and have difficulty sleeping. In many cases, the individual loses interest in sex and wants to be left alone.

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a severe anxiety disorder that can develop after exposure to any event which results in psychological trauma. This PTSD may involve the threat of death to oneself or to someone else, or to one's own or some others physical, sexual, or psychological integrity, overwhelming the individual's psychological defenses.

PTSD is a less frequent and more enduring consequence of psychological trauma than the more frequently seen acute stress response. PTSD has been recognized in the past as railway spine, stress syndrome, shell shock, battle fatigue, traumatic war neurosis, or post-traumatic stress syndrome. Various aspects of personality and its development appear to be integral to the occurrence and persistence of depression, with negative emotionality as a common precursor.

Depression is less likely to occur, as well as quicker to remit, among those who are religious. It is not always clear which factors are causes or which are effects of depression; however, depressed persons who are able to make corrections in their thinking patterns often show improved mood and self-esteem.Although depressive episodes are strongly correlated with adverse events, a person's characteristic style of coping may be correlated with their resilience. Additionally, low self-esteem and self-defeating or distorted thinking are related to depression.

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