Conscious Life HerbsDepression ...
... is a medical illness that causes a constant feeling of sadness and lack of interest. Depression affects how the person feels, behaves and thinks. Depression can lead to emotional and physical problems. Typically, people with depression find it hard to go about their day-to-day activities, and may also feel that life is not worth living.
This post provides a general definition about depression - description of what research thinks it may be, the different forms of depression, possible symptoms, possible causes, and Dr. Luke's all natural supplement treatment options and suggestions.
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Please continue to read about forms, symptoms and causes of depression:
There are several forms of depression. Major depressive disorder and dysthymic disorder are the most common:
- Major depressive disorder (major depression)
- Dysthymic disorder (Dysthymia - mild chronic disorder)
- Psychotic depression (severe depressive illness that
includes hallucinations, delusions, and/or withdrawing from
reality)
- Postpartum depression (postnatal depression)
- SAD (seasonal affective disorder)
- Bipolar disorder (manic-depressive illness)
Symptoms
Depression is not uniform. Signs and symptoms may be experienced by some sufferers and not by others. How severe the symptoms are, and how long they last depends on the individual person. Below is a list of the most common symptoms according to MNT:
- May have a constant feeling of sadness, anxiety, emptiness
- May experience a general feeling of pessimism
- Can feel hopeless
- Can feel restless
- May experience irritability
- May lose interest in activities or hobbies they once enjoyed
- Levels of energy feel lower, fatigue
- May be hard to concentrate, remember details, make
decisions
- Sleep patterns are disturbed - the person may sleep too
little or too much
- Eating habits may change - he/she may either eat too much
or have no appetite
- Suicidal thoughts may occur
- May experience aches and pains, headaches, cramps, or -
digestive problems
Possible Causes
Nobody is sure what causes depression. Experts say depression is caused by a combination of factors, such as the person's genes, their biochemical environment, personal experience and psychological factors.
A study published in Achieves of Psychiatry found that MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scans showed patients with clinical depression had less brain volume in several regions, including the frontal lobe, basal ganglia and hippocampus.
The Stanford School of Medicine says that genes do play a role in causing depression. By studying cases of major depression among identical twins (whose genes are 100% identical) and non-identical twins (whose genes are 50% identical) they found that heritability is a major contributory factor in the risk of developing depression.
An article in Harvard Health Publications explains that depression is not caused simply by the level of one chemical being too low and another too high. Rather, several different chemicals are involved, working both within and outside nerve cells. An awful experience can trigger a depressive illness. For example, the loss of a family member, a difficult relationship, physical sexual abuse.
