Depression is the serious psychological disorder, which is characterized by negative emotions, having no energy, inability to concentrate, irritation, anger, unexplained aches and pains, frequent thoughts of suicide or death, excessive changes in appetite or weight, etc. It is also the state of low mood and aversion activity.
Causes of Depression
There are a lot of factors that could be the reason of depression, such as genetic factors, life events, stress, family and social environment and medical conditions. It is observed that depression affects nervous cells and chemical agents known as neurotransmitters. These chemicals control signals between organism and brain. In addition to this, certain neurotransmitters are responsible for mood regulation and can cause feels of depression, anxiety and stress. Moreover, people having hereditary traits of depression has genetic imbalance of neurotransmitters activity. Because of this, these patients experience depression more frequently than others.
Treatment of Depression
According to the statistics, approximately one out of six adults experiences the depression. It is important that family and friends provide psychological help to depressed people, because of fact they usually are not able to cope with their mood changes on their own. Depressed people should be listened and supported. In the most severe cases, when depression causes physical symptoms, such as headaches and other stress-related symptoms, these persons should see a doctor and get the suitable treatment. There are two main ways of treatment of depression including psychotherapy and medication therapy. In addition to this, electroconvulsive therapy is also observed as being efficient in treatment of depression.
