Seasonal affective disorder

struggle with depression. Over 19 million Americans, or 9.5% of the population in any given one-year period have or get diagnosed with depression. (“What is Depression”) Depression is a serious disorder caused by your brain chemistry. (“What is Depression”) Is depression caused by people's past? Depression is a disorder that causes a person to be in a doleful disposition and have a lack of enthusiasm. The feeling of misery and hopelessness lasts for many days to many weeks. It affects the mind…

can come with having depression. Depression can have a negative effect on one’s life and to others around them. Symptoms and signs of depression include irritability, anger, and sadness, sleep/eating habits. Anxiety also plays a big role in this disorder. Teens with depression may notice failing grades. Parents may notice drastic changes in their…

Bibliotherapy is the use of books in a therapeutic setting to influence the way individuals feel, think, and solve problems (Mendel, M. R., Harris, J., & Carson, N., 2016). This is crucial for children’s books because it helps the young clients understand their world a bit clearer. Nowadays, a number of clinicians recommend children’s books or databases would further the progress of the clients. Moreover, using bibliotherapy through children’s books will in the future help a child of younger age…

into the different depressions to differentiate the issue, the symptoms, and the causes. There are different depressions classified for different moods and symptoms. For example, (SAD) seasonal affective disorder this is a disorder that affects your mood by the exposure to sunlight. Another melancholy disorder, bipolar depression this is when the mental illness mixes with…

socio-demographic factors play an integral role in the increased prevalence of major depressive disorder. These factors include the female sex, being disabled, unemployed, having a low income, being never or previously married, or being middle-aged. In the United States, the risk of an individual getting depressed increased if one was Caucasian than being black, Hispanic, or Asian. Moreover, the prevalence of the disorder among adults is 16.2 percent with the 12-month prevalence being 6.6…

as “the study of disorders of mind, mood, and behavior” (Baird 264). It is very had to define a psychological disorder because the way that people may view the behavior. For example one person could see the behavior as a symptom while another person sees it as “creative eccentricity” (Baird 264). The American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistics Manual of Mental Disorders is responsible for the classification of psychological disorders. “It defines a mental disorder as a…

Also, the factors of depression were discussed in this article, some including Major Depression, Psychotic Depression, Postpartum Depression, Seasonal Affective Disorder, and Bipolar Disorder. I found there was beneficial material about the factors which include genetics, brain biology and chemistry, trauma, loss of a loved one, negative relationships, stress, and medical diseases. Throughout the text, the author used…

Depression is a mood disorder. Teenagers often experience mood swings that cause them to feel good on one day, and become moody and miserable the next day. Depression can sometimes be misinterpreted as being in a bad mood but depression is more complicated. When depressed, the mind is taken over by worries, criticism, guilt and thoughts of suicide. A depressed teen seem to find no satisfaction and peace from dark, negative emotions and thoughts. This sense of hopelessness is why depressed teens…

into a depressive state leading to death. Many people think depression is not a serious threat to the person suffering from it, or they think that not many people suffer from it. But according to the Archives of General Psychology, major depressive disorder affects approximately 14.8 million American adults, or about 6.7 percent of the United States population age 18 and…

The therapies shown to be particularly helpful in the treatment of depressive disorders are cognitive therapy to challenge harmful thought patterns, interpersonal therapy to improve relationships, and family therapy to increase the protective factor of having a supportive family unit (Kearney, 2011, p. 214). Because there is a seasonal aspect to John’s dysthymia, light therapy could also be an option. This consists of a person being exposed to a bright light…