DepressionMargaret Hollers

Meaning of Depression

Sad, anxious, hopelessness, worthlessness, helplessness, restlessness, guilt,

loss of interest in activities

These are many of the signs of depression

Medicines

Different kinds of medications are:

Chart about depression and different

ages

Different Kinds of Depression

Major depression-

interfere with your

abilities to sleep,

work, eat, and

enjoy life, this also

includes for baby

blue post partum

depression.

Bioplar-is when

someone has

extreme highs

and then

extreme lows

during the day

Teens

A teen is more at risk for suicide, then most.

A teen gets it when they are coming into identify from parents, gender issues,

independent decisions, and also if they are becoming bullied.

Depression is also among anxiety, eating disorders, and drugs, with teens.

The sexes

Women are 70% have depression then men.

Men have depression differently: tired, irritable, lose interest in once-

pleasurable activities, and difficulty sleeping.

Women have different feelings of sadness, worthlessness, and excessive

guilt.

Affects work

Depression affects workers. 155 people lose work because of depression a

year.

It also affects the most successful people.

The number of suicides and medicine

facts

Severe depression affects 15 million

With that number 30,000 suicides occur in the United States.

That’s 6% of the United States

With medicine it takes 6 weeks to kick in

Some people suffer with 30% of others sufferers fail to respond to medicine( I

am one of them in some medicines).

Work Cited

Power Search: Out of the Blue By: Hairdresser’s Journal International

Power Search: Depression: The news isn’t depressing By: Constance Holden

NIMH- Depression

Encyclopedia: Depressive Disorders