Dysthymia

Major depression is a mood disorder which can cause a persistent feeling of sadness in individuals that affects the processing of thoughts. Depression can cause physical and emotional problems, which an individual just can’t “snap out” of. The treatment of depression may require long term attention and medication or counseling, which helps most. It may only occur once in a person’s lifetime, but it can come episodes. Depression affects one in ten Americans, and over eighty percent of Americans…

Learn how to differentiate between types of depression, signs, causes and treatment. This is the first step toward understanding depression, getting the appropriate treatment and taking that step. Alcohol Depression As the name implies, alcohol depression is the lows that follow periods of excessive drinking. Guilt, remorse, and shame play a huge part in this type of depression, and nothing short of a long period of sobriety can begin the alleviate it. With alcohol depression, the normal…

Mental Disorders 5th edition (DSM-5) (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). First of all, it is noteworthy to mention that the umbrella term “Depressive Disorders” include a number of affective disorders, such as major depression (i.e., MDD), dysthymia, medication/substance-induced depression, depression due to another medical condition. Secondly, all depressive disorders as listed in DSM-V (APA, 2013) share the common features of depressed and/or irritable mood,…

Two of the main categories of depression that are the two most common are major depressive disorder and dysthymia [http://www.webmd.com/depression/guide/depression-types]. There are far more different types of depression to list but these are the main two common ones. Major depressive disorder is a mental disorder that is characterized by a pervasive and persistent…

This is an article review on the article “Understanding Depression” by Krisha McCoy. The purpose of the review is to analyze and see if the author told the information in an efficient way. The topic being discussed is depression in this article review is depression. Depression is very common in the United States as it throughout the world. Being able to understand depression, may lead one to be helpful to a friend or family member dealing with this problem. Depression is a serious thing that…

Dysthymia with is a mild form and if someone were to have depression for at least 2 years. Perinatal depression also known as post-partum depression caused by a hormone imbalance due to child birth. Psychotic depression which is a more severe case which means…

symptoms. It is a milder yet more enduring type of depression that effects women two to three times more often than men. Another similarity between dysthymic disorder and major depression is that the mood travels in only one direction-down. People with dysthymia generally experience little or no joy in their lives. Instead things are rather gloomy most of the…

Through numerous studies in the field of psychological-health study, as early as 1893, an association between depression and the cause of different types of cancers seem to be widely studied. Five studies based on the link between severe or chronic depression and the development of cancer are reviewed. In a study of the causation of cancer in chronic depressed elders, Chronically Depressed Mood and Cancer Risk in Older Persons, results show that there is a considerable correlation between…

types that fall under depressive disorders. They are major depressive disorder dysthymia, and minor depression (Insel). Major depressive disorder has several different symptoms, which are losing sleep, not eating, and not enjoying things that the person normally enjoys (Insel). It is normal for someone to experience this at least once in a lifetime, but if it occurs multiple times then there may be something wrong. Dysthymia is symptoms that occur for two or more years, but the symptoms are not…

mask I mean they put on fake emotions so people won’t know that anything is wrong with them. “Persistent Depressive Disorder If you have depression that lasts for 2 years or longer, it's called persistent depressive disorder. It used to be known as dysthymia. You may have symptoms such as: Change in your appetite (not eating enough or overeating) Sleep too much or too little Lack of energy, or fatigue Low self-esteem Trouble concentrating or making decisions Feel…