1. Depression
Depression is defined as mood disorder that causes persistent feeling of sadness and loss of
interest; that tend to have an impact on both physical and mental health that is serious if no
seriousness is taken against it. Depression as sickness when not taken seriously may take several
days, weeks or even years. Depression has always being ignored to be a minor issue that does not
need the consultation from a health expert just because of the mentality that people go through
spells of feeling down, sad characterized by persistence. The reality, in this case, is that ups and
downs one experiences should not be a stumbling block to seek medical help. The mentality of
depression not to be an illness but in reality depression is an illness with real symptoms but sign
of weakness or normal day to day living status and with good and timely treatment and friends
support entailing engaging in chats to reduce boredom. The practices and one taking the
medication dully will in the end make one be a depression free person.
The illness cuts across all genders and ages but the main challenge in age is that old age people
always believe that it is normal for them to have such feelings yet in reality the person is
suffering from depression. The hardest thing is to differentiate depression and grief as they at
most times share the same characteristics, but there are important distinct differences that entail
grief being a natural response to a loss while depression is an illness. Grief is in response to
express feelings of loss and sadness that has inflicted one and with time they tend to cope with
the situation to move on with life, while in contrast, people who are depressed have constancy in
feeling sad, and they do not enjoy life since it is an illness that needs treatment for one to come
back to normalcy.
Types of Depression
Depression has various types of conditions that include the postnatal depression that affects the
women after the period of pregnancy. The depression arrives after three to ten days a woman has
delivered a baby and tends to affect 85% percentile of new mothers and due to its commonality
is considered as normal. The cause of the illness is thought to be the biological changes that the
body undergoes including hormones in the body of a woman that after birth it results in changes
in mood. Further to this, it affects the social life of the woman. The second type of depression is
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) depression that much more related to its name of seasonal in
the sense that it can be all day, mostly in the winter and autumn when the days experience long
sun days hence affecting normal life to the extent of lack of sleep or too much sleep that leads to
depression. The last type of depression is the bipolar disorder that is associated with different
people having major mood swings and changes that affect they behavioral change and social life
that is either having the high excitement or low mood.
Causes
The causes for depression as presented are not the causes but triggers that result in depression.
Stressful happenings often act as the drive to the person suffering from depression illness.

2. Stressful happenings in most of the people will take time before they accept it a strange and
stressful to them to the point of causing the illness. They may include relationship breakdown
that will result in one to think critically about the good moments they had and compare it now
with a situation that it is not there anymore will result in depression. The cause situation will be
maintained if the person does not accept the situation to move on with life that will aid the
person in reducing the effects if illness.
The second cause of the illness is the risk of one having other life-threatening illnesses that
include cancer or injury in the head or heart disease that can trigger mood changes making the
life of the person being in stress and lacking the food appetite resulting to the body not having
energy and the performance of the key organs In the body such as immune system performance
going down and damage to the pituitary gland hence causing exhaustion to the body. The third
cause is personality characteristics with the person having the tendency to low esteem or self-
criticism being most vulnerable to the illness since the characters will determine the person mode
of operating resulting to the person not feeling free and always having the negative mentality
against oneself hence causing stress that eventually leads to depression.
Treatment
Treatment of depression is dependent on the diagnosis results of the patient. The first
methodology of treatment is exercise for mild depression cases; easing stress, lifting your mood,
increasing self-confidence, improving sleep and sharpening brainpower are such benefits that
one attains from regular exercise since the activity involves the brain participation without the
intake any substance hence any body parts taking them strong and effective. During the activity,
the brain secretes a chemical endorphins that assist in energizing one`s spirits, moods, and good
feeling thus reducing chances getting ill. The second option is the taking of drugs such as the
antidepressants that helps in mental and functioning of the body. The drug works by providing
immediate mood boost once the medication has taken effect in the body system thus improving
energy situation and the last treatment is the therapy talks by a profession in helping the patient
to deal with the kind of depression one has or may entail the a talk or counseling from an expert
or friends talks to help in reducing the patient level of thinking hence having the atmosphere of a
friendly environment free from stress. The best treatment for depression is exercising sing it does
not involve the intake of medicines and proven to be the most effective as one`s body system
becomes strong.
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