Psychotic depression

disorder in the DSM-5, depression affects various people in different ways. (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). The issue of depression covers a broad area of sub-types such as major depressive disorder, psychotic depression, bipolar disorder and melancholia. These different categories of depression differ in symptoms, severity and treatment approach. This essay aims to describe the aetiology of psychotic depression, the causal and maintaining factors of the disorder and the best treatment approach to prevent more cases of this illness. Psychotic depression is a sub-type of major depression that occurs when psychotic episodes are included within a person’s severe depression illness. Evidence of psychosis includes…

Depression is a constant feeling of guilt, sadness, and loneliness a person carries on a day to day basis, caused by the process of too many genes working together at once creating a switch in the brain. Depression is an illness that has over three million cases per year in the US. Depression doesn’t just effect one person, it also effects the people around them. It causes a challenge for many people who have depression today because it interferes with their daily life and makes it very hard for…

put on a strong faith though the themes of relationships, love and death. Douglas Coupland expressed, through the novel Hey Nostradamus!, that religion can become too important in peoples lives. We are shown that the corruption of relationships can be caused by this. The final portion of the novel takes place from Jason's dad Reg's perspective one year after his disappearance. His whole chapter is a letter he puts up on trees all around the city in a hope that Jason will read it. His letter…

There are six types of depression. The types of depression are; Major depression, Persistent depressive disorder,Psychotic depression, postpartum depression, seasonal affective disorder and manic depressive illness. From the organization NIH it states that “Major depressive disorder is one of the most common mental disorders in the United States. About 6.7% of U.S adults experience major depressive disorder a year (NIH). Women are 70 % more likely than men to experience depression during their…

Review of Literature The Beginnings In fifth century that Hippocrates and his associates gave the description of depression as “Fear or sadness that last a long time mean melancholia” (Hippocrates, 1923–1931, Vol. IV, p. 185) in Greek. They defined it in a way similar to what we understand it as presently having deep sadness, worthlessness, helplessness and hopelessness as the core symptoms and related symptoms like decreased interest in usual activities, social detachment, decreased sleep and…

Depression is a severe disorder. More than 15 million people in the U.S. alone have this disorder. There are several types of depression; major depression, also known as clinical depression, persistent depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, seasonal affective disorder (SAD), psychotic depression, postpartum depression, premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), situational depression and atypical depression. Some ways to cope with these types of depression are to reach out and stay connected to…

Tiffani Byers 12:15 P.M ENC 1102 Ms. Angelic 20 Apr. 2015 A Deeper Look In to a Sorrowful Woman Since early mankind, one major ongoing social issue that continues to play a big role in different parts of the world is Depression. Depression has the ability to affect someone’s daily life and the people around them making it a serious illness. This paper is written to not only discuss the different types of depression and the importance of being aware of a person’s mental health. But to also…

debilitating health disorder ranking as one to the leading causes of disability. The age of onset occurs throughout any time of the life span and is its effect is a hindering as other chronic illnesses. Depressive disorders are twice as likely in females between the ages of 15 and 40 as in males. Depression is also very common over the age of 65 but is more difficult to diagnose and can go untreated due to the presentation of sign and symptoms. Comorbidity with other chronic illnesses makes the…

Depression isn’t like a cold or allergies, it doesn’t just come and go. There is always a reason for someone to be diagnosed with this condition and it takes a little while for people to fall so low into this stage. Depression is a serious medical condition in which someone feels constantly sad, lazy and hopeless. It causes people to not be social, constantly drag themselves around miserably and think suicidal thoughts. Many people get into a state of sadness here and there but that doesn’t…

Depression is a serious, but common, illness: One in 10 adults report experiencing depression, and the condition is the most common cause of disability in the United States. Depression is associated with emotions such as anger, shame , and fear , and sometimes these emotions can manifest in the body in the form of aches, pains, nausea, and other complaints. Depression may cause feelings of tension or irritation and may lead to weepiness, and it is not uncommon to feel intensely fatigued…