Depression is a complex set of psychological and physical symptoms. Depression or sadness is often the most obvious symptom. A common feature of these symptoms is a decrease in the level of activity in certain parts of the brain.
SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION
Depression may give one or more of the following symptoms:
-Low level of emotions or sadness.
-Lack of happiness or interest in activities that were previously fun.
-Lain.
- Feeling guilty about something without a good reason to feel that way.
-The thoughts of emptiness.
-Realsed.
-Lack of thinking process.
-Lack of interpreting senses.
- Slow digestion or other internal processes, and symptoms caused by this slow movement, for example swollen stomach, constipation or difficulty urinating.
-A slow body reaction.
Depression can be a debilitating disease that not only causes a certain amount of frustration in everyday life, but it can also worsen and make a person completely inactive and unable to participate in public life. With some depression, there is also a high risk of suicide.
Depression can occur in all classes of years. For children who lack interest in homework, withdrawal from social life and difficult situations may be symptoms of depression.
HEALTH CHANGES FROM SYMPTOMS
With depression there is a decrease in the number of neurotransmitters in parts of the central nervous system, especially serotonin deficiency, but also with a certain increase in noradrenalin, acetylcholine, dopamine or gamma-amino-butyric acid (GABA), or nerve cells do not. . reacts appropriately to stimulation of neurotransmitters. A neurotransmitter is a signal that transmits nerve signals through a combination of two nerve cells.
Serotonin and noradrenalin activate nerve cells to send impulses to other nerve cells, thereby increasing brain activity. Deficiency of these substances causes slowing down in parts of the brain, and that in turn causes symptoms of depression.
The role of GABA is negative, that is, to reduce certain emotional states, especially those that cause anxiety and panic reactions. Lack of GABA causes high anxiety and easy response to panic. However, the lack of this sender seems to cause symptoms of depression. This is because very high activity in some brain processes may delay other processes.
There are many causes and subtypes of depression with different physiological processes involved.
TYPES OF DEPRESSION
Depression is often divided into subtypes according to the symptoms shown.
1. Mono-polar depression and dysthymic disorder
With mono-polar stress there are pure symptoms of depression. Mild conditions of mono-polar disorder that do not affect a person's ability to work and participate in community activities are often referred to as dysthymic disorder.
2. Bipolar disorder (manic-depressive disease) and cyclothymic disorder
In this case there are periods with symptoms of depression - a stage of depression, alternatives and periods of increased mood and increased mental and physical activity - a manic phase. In the manic phase, the affected person also does not sleep well and has difficulty concentrating. A minor form of the disease is called cyclothymic disorder.
3. Mental disorders
This condition is characterized by abnormal height, unreasonable optimism, poor sleep patterns, and abnormal behavior. Many psychiatrists think that the disease is simply the same as the disorder of bipolar disorder in which a depressed face has not yet appeared.
4. Depression caused mainly by physical symptoms
Sometimes physical symptoms of depression are solitary or severe, for example: Digestive problems, constipation, difficulty urinating, slow reaction to stimuli or slow body reaction.
CAUSES OF DEPRESSION
Two or more factors can be involved at the same time to cause depression. Depression can be an autoimmune disease, or part of another illness. Depression is also divided into subtypes according to cause.
1. Active stress
This condition is simply the result of stress, physical or mental stress without proper rest or prolonged sleep. Pressure will simply wear away the nervous system or detoxify the structures needed for proper nervous system function.
2. Chronic stress
If there has never been a period of depression, stress or lack of rest that can explain the condition, this condition is often referred to as chronic stress. Inheritance is thought to be part of the cause.
3. Depression due to physical illness
Depression or depressive symptoms may be a symptom of a physical ailment. This is probably the most common cause of depression. There are usually three stages of dementia:
Common diseases associated with depression are: Heart disease, Parkinson's disease, stroke, high blood pressure or Cushing’s syndrome.
Mononucleosis or the flu may cause ongoing depression after the infection has passed.
With a deficiency of thyroid hormones, hypothyroidism, metabolism throughout the body decreases, which involves the production of neurotransmitters in the brain. Depression is therefore an important symptom of hypothyroidism.
4. Symptoms of depression due to poor lifestyle
An irregular lifestyle with very little exercise, too many stimulants such as alcohol, coffee or tea, too little nutrients and too much sugar and fat can cause symptoms of depression, as well as physical problems.
5. Postpartum depression
Women often experience postpartum depression during pregnancy and childbirth Pregnancy and sleep are physically and psychologically stressful, and may trigger the whole body to get nutrients. This too can cause symptoms of depression
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6. Seasonal affective disorder
Depression can occur in the cold and dark seasons of the year and goes away in the warm and light seasons. Light stimulates brain function, and a lack of light is the cause.
DEPRESSION OF DEPRESSION
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