Major Depressive Disorder Depression is an illness that involves the body, mood, and thoughts. It interferes with daily life and normal functioning, and causes pain for both the person with the disorder and those who care about him/her. A depressive disorder is not the same as a passing blue mood. It is not a sign of personal weakness or a condition that can be wished or thrown away. People with depression can’t just decide to get better. Depression is highly treatable, and because there are many different types of depressive disorders, the earlier the treatment begins, the more effective it will be and the greater the chance is of the disorder not coming back (“Depression”). Depressive disorders include disruptive mood dysregulation disorder,…
Problem Carmen meets clinical criteria for Major Depressive Disorder and Substance Use Disorder. Problem Definition In regards to her Major Depressive Disorder, Carmen is experiencing the following symptoms: depressed mood, loss of interest in daily living, insomnia, fatigue, and lack of concentration. Carmen is also experiencing Mild Substance Abuse Disorder in which she reports the following three symptoms: drinking alcohol in larger amounts than what she is meant to take, continuing to use…
Problem Major depressive disorder (MDD), or depression, is one of the most common mental illnesses diagnosed in the human population each year. While depression may be a common disorder in many cultures, not many people are aware of its different types and more importantly how to help themselves or their others in the recovery process. This mood disorder is characterized by persistent and profound sadness, hopelessness, helplessness, and feelings of worthlessness. There are in fact multiple…
of the Disorder According to the Diagnostic Statistical Manual -V (APA, 2013, p.163), the most unique feature of Major Depressive Disorder is when a person experiences a diminished enthusiasm in a majority of activities they previously enjoyed or a depressed mood for a least two weeks. Individuals with Major Depressive Disorder tend to experience a combination of symptoms that leads to a substantial impairment in one or more areas of life which includes work and or school. The major symptoms…
Major Depressive Disorder Major depressive disorder is a mood disorder that is caused by extreme and repetitious feelings of desperation, worthlessness, and discouragement. Most of these feelings are known to cause impaired emotional, cognitive, behavioral, and physical functioning or performance. (NEED CITATION) Major or clinical depression is commonly diagnosed with those who have the symptoms every day for at least two weeks. DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual) is a common tool…
Major Depressive Disorder is a mental disorder that involves a constant low mood and sadness as well as low self esteem and lack of interest in various activities. MDD is also often called clinical depression, this can impact how we behave as well as our mood and often times affects various aspects of our lives. Depression has been around for many years now, since the B.C. era, when it was first discovered it was known as “melancholia.” “At this time, all mental illnesses were attributed to…
Anna Thompson is most likely suffering from major depressive disorder (MDD). As a sixteen year old African American, Anna was forced to move away from her father and brother to a new location where she started school. Her parents had just recently divorced, and although she was close with her brother and father, her mother would not let her speak nor see them. Anna claims this was ‘traumatic’ for her, especially with the holiday season coming up as she ‘terribly missed them’. Anna was committed…
factor for major depressive disorder: population-based study Tobacco smoking could be a major public health problem and a number of other preventive public health methods have been enforced. It is becoming clearer that smoking isn 't harmless to psychological state, and should even worsen mental illness or contribute to its origin. Participants The study resided among the Geelong Osteoporosis Study, analysis originally designed to analyze the medicine of osteoporosis in Australian woman, however…
“Dysthymia is an under-diagnosed mood spectrum disorder that is almost as common as major depression and, if left untreated, has a chronic course which can impact negatively on a patient’s quality of life” (Moch, 2011). Dysthymic disorder is a milder, more chronic form of depression that usually has an early onset, such as in childhood or adolescence, and last at least two years in length for adults and one year in length for children (Knippa, 2011). There are two forms of this disorder.…
Depressive Disorders: Why Schools Should Help Every single day thousands of students walk the halls of their schools with depression and hopelessness weighing them down. Some kids may only be depressed for a few weeks, but some may be depressed for years. Depression is an emotionally crippling disorder that needs to be understood by everyone so that anyone who is struggling can get the help they need and deserve. High schoolers and college students need help in their struggle with depression…