Seasonal affective disorder

psychotherapy added Behaviourism, Client-centered (Humanistic), Family Systems as well as, Cognitive-behaviour to the popular approaches of psychotherapy. Nowadays, we no longer burn, drown or give lobotomies to people suffering from a depressive disorder. We are much more aware that the environmental factors can have as much affect on depression as the physical factors involved, and usually it is a combination of the two that best describes the causes. The mind and the body work together in…

Depressive disorders are characterized by excessive sadness, negative thoughts, moods and behaviors. It also affected normal life functioning and activities as walked, eat, sleep and many others. The symptoms of this illness can last from weeks to years depending on how quick you receive treatment for it.Normally most of the treatment help very much to people who suffer from this .There are different types of depressive disorders; some of them most severe than others, have most persistency or…

Many Americans today suffer from either social anxiety disorder (SAD) and/or depression. In general, people who suffer from either one of these disorders will actually have both as social anxiety and depression are closely related. If someone has social anxiety disorder or social phobia and does not receive treatment, they have the tendency to develop depression. A person suffering from SAD is unlikely to attend social situations out of fear that they will not be liked by others. Someone…

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…

Depression impacts people lives by having problems at home, stressing out of work, lots of money, divorces, bullying, relationships, school, dislike your body image, lots of attention, unhappy with money (rich people), social media, low self esteem, sexual abuse, or harass. Many people can’t control it because when you’re depressed it can feel like no one can’t really understand. You cry into tears and don’t know what to do anymore that’s when people think about suicide. You feel like it’s the…

Considering the most popular cancer states (breast, colorectal, smoking-related, prostate, lymphoid and hematopoietic tissues), and 4 depression states, one positive and one negative relationship were found; A positive correlation between SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) and other-site cancers, and a negative correlation between depressive symptoms and prostate cancer. This provided no compelling evidence for the hypothesis that depression is positively correlated with cancer risk. The strength…

There are wide variety factors that’s believed to contribute to the onset of depression. “Most likely, depression is caused by a combination of genetic, biological, environmental, and psychological factors.”- "Depression." NIMH RSS. Web. 28 Nov. 2015. The utmost importance factor certainly lies in the brain, which scientifically wheels emotions, despite the prevalent lore has it that emotions resides in the heart. Levels of brain chemicals, as well as the functioning of nerve cells, and nerve…

more severe case which means they also have some form of other disorder along with depression. Seasonal affective disorder which is common in Northern states where the weather is very gloomy during the Winter months. Bi-polar disorder which is different than depression, but seems to fall under the same symptoms as severe depression, but with more extreme highs and lows. (Depression) I believe Sylvia Plath had persistent depressive disorder where Esther, in The Bell Jar, had more of a Psychotic…

Each year one in four people aged 15 to 20 will be diagnosed with a mental illness in Canada., but only 25 per cent will seek help. For too long, Todd Devlin was a part of the majority. After dealing with his parents’ divorce and his transition to university, Devlin noticed something different about himself. The McMaster undergraduate stopped attending classes only to sit at home in misery. “In my third year of university, I struggled big time,” said Devlin in an email interview. “There…

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 Staff, 2015) Depression is a condition that affects one out of every ten people living in the United States at some point in their life. Depression is a disease that can be found in adults, teens, and children. It is found in…