Depression and Mood Disorders

Introduction
categorized as affective
* reasoning:
-affects mental health
-affects physical heath
-messes with emotions

DEFINITION/DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION

• Depression: a serious medical illness that involves the brain. The feelings you encounter do not go away
• Mood disorder: Affects emotional state constantly
• caused by either genetics, enviornental, psycological factors
• causes mood swings & change of mind

Symptoms

• Physical- eating unhealthy
• Emotional- crying spells
• Mental- regretful decisions
• Behavioral- acting out (abuse)

Treatments

• therapy & antidepressants
• new meds: Tricyclics (not used often) and MAOI's (helps anxiety)

Additional Interesting Info

A young girl with depression said "If I can do it, so can you. I believe in you. I believe in recovery."

Depression is curable but the person has to help them self

http://www.adaa.org/living-with-anxiety/personal-stories/just-perfect

Call the numbers below if you are in need of help

Nami: 800-950-6264
NIMH: 866-615-6464

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