DESCRIPTION
People who are severely depressed constantly feel sad. They do not enjoy fun activities. Other problems include the physical and mental health including experience frequent sleep problems, loss of appetite, inability to concentrate, memory problems, and aches and pains. People who suffer from this condition often feel worthless, helpless, and hopeless about their ability to improve the situation. No matter how hard they tried to get out of it, they feel as if they fall into the abyss of helplessness.
Depression usually affects people aged 25-44 years, although it also can affect any age. For most people, episodes of major depression last from six to nine months. Sometimes, even in case of major depression is not treated, he will run by itself and goes away by itself. Doctors are not sure why this is happening, but often associated with the body’s tendency to improve the situation is not normal. The main cause is genetic and stress
SYMPTOMS
Common symptoms of patients with major depression include depressed mood, lack or do not have any interest, decreased or increased appetite significantly the impact on the decrease or increase in body weight, every day isomnia or hypersomnia, fatigue every day, delusions, less able to concentrate, and the tendency to commit suicide.
TREATMENT
Many types of treatment for depression, the standard of depression treatment options include medication, psychotherapy, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).