Essays on Depressive Episode

UniPolar Depression

There are different levels of negative thoughts that lead to the depression. It is the reason that the depressed mood from a Major Depressive Episode MDE can lead to a major depressive disorder MDD. In this paper difference between both MDE and MDD will be discussed as well as relevance between negative thinking and biological components will also be analyzed. The reason to analyze the link or relevance between negative thinking and biological factors is that negative thinking leads to various mental disorders such as MDD. Hales, Rapaport, & Moeller (2012) also highlighted this point that depression has strong biological ...

According to the Mayo Clinic (2012), depression is also known as “major depression, major depressive disorder, and clinical depression, and it will affect almost 15 percent of the population at some time in their lives (Turnquist, in Payne, 2011).” It is more than just a sense of being “down;” it is a real, persistent disorder that affects your mood in such a way (i.e. sadness or loss of interest in former activities) that it interferes with your daily life. It is a chronic condition, and it can last for weeks, months, or even years. People who suffer from it ...

Psychology

Article Review: A Longitudinal Examination of Stress Generation in Depressive and Anxiety Disorders The article A Longitudinal Examination of Stress Generation in Depressive and Anxiety Disorders examines the correlation between life stress and such disorders as depression and anxiety. It discusses the connection between a stressful event and depression as well as life stress and depression. Furthermore, it examines whether a stressful causes a temporary depressive state or a longer lasting depressive state in a person. The dimensions of life stress are discussed as well as types of stress generation and factors which play a role in stress generation. The article also examines ...

Depression is a mental and physiological disorder causing an individual to experience each day, a low mood and wide range of other symptoms that are persistent for at least two weeks. Some experts in the field regard the illness as a mode of defence of the human body to escape from intolerable stress. The symptoms and causes of depression are variable from one person to another and can occur quickly or gradually. The condition can be mild or become enough serious to impact negatively on day-to-day activities and may require a treatment. There are different types of depression with specific signs and symptoms. ...

Axis I

Lucy suffers of a major depression or depressive condition. She is getting the attention or medication with the antidepressants. This depressive episode is causing a lot of disturbance in her daily life activities. The medical pain is extreme hence making her to fail going to her workplace.

Axis II

She is suffering from a personality disorder, which has contributed to the development of the depression. The attempted to commit suicide shaped her condition of depression. Her history of depression is as a result of the medical pain and being diagnosed with fibromyalgia. The personality disorder induces the depressive episode in axis I.

Axis III

Depression disorder is ...

Major depression is a prevalent psychological disorder around the world. Worldwide, 121 million people suffer from depression ("Global Depression Statistics," 2011); in the United States, approximately 6.6% of the population suffers from this debilitating disorder, with numbers steadily climbing each year (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2010). Generally, several factors are thought to contribute to depressive episodes. These factors include genetics—individuals with a family history of depression have a greater chance to suffer from depression, changes in brain chemistry, and the inability to cope with stress National Alliance on Mental Illness, 2012). Clinicians use the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of ...

Psychology

Background

Mary is a 24-year old African-American woman that seeks evaluation of her condition. She has been using heroin since she was 19 years old. Mary is pointed out her boyfriend Max as the person that introduced her to heroin after she moved in with him. She has a history of family dysfunction and grew up seeing her father as an alcoholic and her mother undergoing an alcoholic recovery phase. Mary reported that she never received any substance or professional help before and that would justify any hesitation on her part to undergo evaluation. Another crucial part of her situation is ...