Seasonal affective disorder

“The Catcher In The Rye” is a novel most people can easily relate to . The main character, Holden Caulfield, is a very opinionated teenager. Nothing seems to be going right in his life. He is always complaining, as if his life were horrible. As a reader of the novel you don’t know whether to feel sorry for him or get annoyed by the fact that he can’t accept things. Throughout the novel, it becomes quite obvious that Holden is depressed. Depression is the state of feeling sad for a long period…

its way in; falling back in time one hour. Excitement boils over for that extra hour of sleep. Sadly, some are faced with a serious condition. Winter depression affects many people, but what is it, what causes it, and how is it treated? Seasonal affective disorder is partially defined by Webster’s Medical Dictionary as “Depression that tends to occur (and recur) during a particular time of year, most often as the days grow shorter in the fall and winter. Also known as winter blues, winter…

mood disorder.…

Depression Depression is simply defined as a mood disorder that causes the persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest; that tend to have an impact on both physical and mental health that is serious if no seriousness taken against it. Depression as sickness when not taken seriously may take several days, weeks or even years. Depression has always being ignored to be a minor issue that does not need the consultation from a health expert just because of the mentality that people go through…

Later adulthood is considered to begin at age 65 and continue through 85 and on (Hutchison, 2015, pp. 365)). The United States is experiencing an increase in the aging population, with 13% of the population being 65 and older and expecting to increase to 33% by 2031 (Lam, Cervantes, & Lee, 2014). The older adult populations encounter many challenges; one major issue among this population is depression. Clinical systems of major depression are found in 15% to 30% of community-dwelling older…

The theory is that personality development and behavior disorders are related to and determined by the relationships with other people. Interpersonal approaches emphasize the identification and understanding of self-defeating patterns in relationships and to create new, healthy ones to take its place. For Zach…

When you said “I do”, did you commit to always staying with the person you married even if you found that one day you or your partner were unhappy? If unhappy and have children don’t you think it could affect how child or a teen views a relationship and how they deem a relationship to be normal, or how both partners live unhappy lives and make each other miserable. In this analysis, examples will be given on how staying in an unhappy marriage can affect more than just one person in the…

it interferes with daily life and normal functioning. It can cause pain for both the person with depression and those who care about him or her. Doctors call this condition “depressive disorder,” or “clinical depression.” It is a real illness. (Department of Health and Human Services). Major Depressive Disorder impacts all racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups and can occur at any age (Stanford Medicine). Over nine million American adults suffer from clinical depression each year. This…

Depression and Insecurity in Interpreter of Maladies All relationships and marriages run into problems at one point or another. In Jhumpa Lahiri’s collection of short stories Interpreter of Maladies she wrote about the various problems that come about in different relationships. There is no denying the fact that depression and insecurity are significant personal problems portrayed through the characters Jhumpa Lahiri created. A problem in some relationships is depression. In her article…

Depression among adolescents has slowly started to become an epidemic in the United States. Studies show that one in eight American teenagers will experience any form of depression. That 's estimated at about 15-20% of the teen population. Looking at adults, only 5-10% experience any form of depression in their adult lives (¨Depression and Mood¨). Depression comes in an abundance of shapes and forms. There’s about seven different variations of depression people can suffer from, each varying in…