Post on 17-Jul-2015
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