Psychotic depression

Many people view depression as just being sad, but it’s not just that. It is a disease that takes over a person ability to feel emotions. Most people can easily recognize signs and symptoms of heart attack, asthma attack, hypertension and many more medical conditions. However they struggle with the day in and day out signs and symptoms of depression. Depression does not only involve the mind . It also affects how people process their thoughts, emotion, and body . The vast majority will be…

Depression (major depressive disorder or clinical depression) is a common but serious mood disorder. It causes severe symptoms that affect how you feel, think, and handle daily activities, such as sleeping, eating or working. To be diagnosed with a form of depression symptoms must be present over a period of two weeks (Health, 2016). When a person state that they are sad or down, this does not necessarily mean that the person is depressed, everyone will have moments in their life where they feel…

“Depression is a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest. Also called major depressive disorder or clinical depression, it affects how you feel, think and behave and can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems.” (Mayo Clinic 2015) Depression is considered an illness because it is a patient’s personal experience with a certain disease. (Dr. Latham’s Lecture notes) I personally was diagnosed with depression in 2011. I started to see a…

may encourage you – to see some of the rich and famous who have been similarly afflicted. It is interesting in considering these people that we have a major sense of “But what have they got to be depressed about?” Good point ... same back at you. Depression is not a respecter of persons, and neither is it an honest illness. If you are surprised that some of these people can consider themselves failures, then perhaps you can finally understand that this is an illness attacking without respect,…

Over 401 million people all over the world suffer from depression and schizophrenia. There is a link between mental illness and creative genius, and scientists have found that eminently creative individuals have a much higher rate of chronic depression. On the other hand, it has also been proven that depression is the cause of two-thirds of the suicides in the United States every year. If those with depression and schizophrenia are not forced to get treated, the illnesses could cause self-harm…

1. The Adult Child ******* In the short story, “Raymond’s Run,” by Toni Cade Bambara, Hazel embarks the reader on a journey through her point of view about the topics of social class, ethnicity, and gender roles. From visualizing her actions, there were two things that really spoke to me. Firstly, I can tell that Hazel is a young girl who seems to be in charge of her older, “mentally challenged” brother. It seems as though she has had to mature more quickly because of her brother’s situation, so…

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 demonic…

Murder and Cowardice, shown on the Australian television show “Sunday Night” on Friday March 12 2012, documents the 4 day survival story of 10 workers who were abandoned out at sea during a massive storm and left to die. Sunday Night produced a sympathetic documentary about 10 innocent oil rig workers who are caught in amongst a massive storm along with the choice of the Captain on the Mermaid Vigilance a passing ship to leave the men to their death. This documentary represents the situation as…

and grieving over the fact that Allie is gone. In this instance, Holden could have been aided immensely by McKechnie Counselling Services as the individual therapy sessions that are offered assist people in letting go of sadness that is causing depression as well as find personal and spiritual growth. Holden is still holding on to the sadness of his younger brother’s death, which is causing him to be depressed. With the use of individual therapy sessions, Holden could overcome some of his mental…

Discovering My Voice It was nearing the conclusion of my ninth grade year when the dark abyss of depression consumed me; Anxiety and sadness masked my cheerful demeanor. One of the few activities that could still bring a genuine smile to my face was art. It had been a long day of dodging small talk and forcing smiles when I decided I would spend lunch in the art room. “Where are you going?” Miss Moss the English teacher stopped me in the hallway. “The art room, that is okay, right?” I replied,…