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Definition: Depression is formally explained as a disturbance in the mood. In this person may feel low, emptiness and loss of energy in daily life activities? It may be due to some triggers or sometimes due to increased thoughts and emotions which can work against the person.
Reason: Lots of things can increase the chance of depression, including the following:
- Any kind of physical and emotional abuse can later on lead to depression.
- After certain age group person may feel like depressed symptoms.
- Not having good diet may also lead to depressed symptoms in the human being.
- Any kind of negative thoughts may lead to depressed symptoms.
- Any kind of mental trauma related to any situation may lead to depressed symptoms in later on life.
- Any kind of grief may lead to depressive symptoms.
PHYSIOLOGY OF DEPRESSION:
There are certain chemicals imbalances in the body and brain which may lead to disturbance in mood. There are biological abnormalities in patients with mood disorder. The monoamine neurotransmitters – nor epinephrine, dopamine, serotonin and histamine were the main focus of theories and etiology of the depression. When these chemicals are not in balance in the brain then it may lead to depressive symptoms and can cause mood disturbance and disorder.
SIGN AND SYMPTOMS:
Following are the sign and symptoms of the depression:
- Looses interest in all pleasurable activities.
- Does not want to talk to anyone.
- Negative thoughts are there which may cause disturbance to the patient.
- Change in the behavior.
- Losses a sense of control.
- Over thinking.
- Low and empty feeling.
- No or less socialization.
- No personal grooming.
- Disturbance in sleep and appetite.
- Sadness all the time.
- Feeling of worthless and hopeless.
TECHNIQUES FOR MANAGEMENT:
There are some techniques which we can use or practice to come out from depression.
- Firstly, we have to find out triggers for the depression and try to work on them by minimizing them so that we can control our depressive symptoms.
- We have to stay motivated and focused on our goal.
- We always try to be in the present situation not in the past because the main reason of depressive symptoms is that when we are in past thoughts it can cause disturbance in the mind.
- We have to try mindfulness and meditation to clear our mind thoughts. It is one of the effective ways to cope up from depressive symptoms.
- We have to keep positive thinking about life.
- Stay motivated.
- We have to train our mind to cope up from the situations that is causing distress to our mind and behavior.
- We have to maintain good diet.
- We have to start socialization to keep our mind busy and do not focus on the triggers.
- We can start behavior activation for the patients to cope up from depression.
- Clearly start any kind of physical work in daily life routine to keep mind and body in working position.
- We can also start Cognitive behavior therapy for the patients to cope up from depression.
