Major depressive disorder causes people to think irrational because their mind is always sad or thinking about how they could do things differently. Depression is caused by something that happened or stressing over something and the depression is there long after the event or stressor has left. Suicide often happens to those that are depressed because the people have feelings of how they would be better off not living and they no longer want to suffer and feel the pain of being a disappointment by letting their loved ones down. Suicide at the time seems like the right answer at the time but if they really thought of the effect it would probably think about it before doing it. Seeking help for depression may seem like it would not help but if they followed the instructions of the doctor and give themselves time to heal it could help with all problems.
Axis I deal with most disorders and conditions. Axis I does not deal with retardation or personality disorders. Axis II handles personality disorders and mental retardation unlike Axis I. Axis III deals with conditions that will help with a patient’s medical history. This will help doctors understand the past medical history of the patient. Axis IV deals with how psychosocial and how the environment affects the patient. The environment surrounding the patient can cause the patient to be happy or sad when they do not understand why they cannot be somewhere else that they are happy at. Axis V is an assessment of all of the above and also includes the person’s work situation. This test id rated to see if a person is a danger to people as well as their self.
It seems that Tina’s doctor could use these axes to help with the diagnosis of her depression. Axis V could determine how much o...
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...adly because the people it affects could end up committing suicide. Seeking help could greatly benefit those involve when treated correctly.
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Approximately 24% of 12-17 year olds have considered suicide and up to 10% have attempted suicide.” (Suicide Intervention Training PG 3). Teens today are very likely to commit suicide for various reasons. In today’s society there are a lot of judging and bullying cases around the world. No matter how much we promote a bully free zone there will always be a couple of cliques, or individuals, who want to bring others down and who do not know the seriousness of bullying. Although bullying is a big cause of suicide, the leading cause is a mental illness that many people are familiar with called depression. “Psychiatric disorders can affect diverse aspects of an individual’s life.”( Dispelling Myth Surrounding Teen Suicide, PG 1). If you or someone you know seems down most of the time, the best thing to do is to go see someone about your despair. If you are diagnosed with depression, prescribed depression medicine can help and can be one way to prevent suicidal thoughts or actions. “There is a lot of evidence that suicide is preventable.”(Cont. Principles of Suicide Prevention, PG
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Depression is a serious mental health illness which affects an individuals’ mind, body and mood. It is a chronic and lifelong health condition (NICE, 2006) thought to be caused by a number of biological factors including neurotransmitter disturbances in the brain and an element of genetic vulnerability; these are often in addition to psychosocial factors such as the occurrence of undesirable life events, limited social network options, poor self esteem and the occurrence of any adverse life events during a persons’ lifetime (Bernstein, 2006). Depression can have an impact on a persons’ ability to do many things including working, engaging with others, participating fully in family life or maintaining relationships, and it can also impact on a person...
The biologic basis of Clinical Depression originates in the brain. Your brain is made up of a complex network of nerve cells, called neurons and of brain chemicals, called neurotransmitters. Neurotransmitters transmit messages from one neuron to another. Two of these neurotransmitters are not produced in sufficient quantities in a depressed person’s brain. Because of this lack, too few messages get transmitted between neurons and the symptoms of depression occur. In Clinical depression the chemicals in the brain are out-of-balance. New technology allows researchers to take pictures of the brain that show activity levels in the brain. These imaging techniques such as f-MRI and PET scan actually create images of how active different parts of the brain are. Some studies with these kinds of techniques have suggested that the patterns of activation in the brains of depressed people are different than those who are not. These tests can help doctors and researchers learn more about depression and other mental illnesses. Since this research is fairly new, it is not yet used to diagnose clinical depression.
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Depression is the major cause of suicidal thoughts and ideas. After a long enough period of time, people become worn down and become less and less happy. Depression can affect anyone, rich, poor, young, old, race, or religion (D-1). Depression is a medical condition dealing with the functioning of brain chemicals and emotions, that make any person susceptible. Common causes of depression include death, romance, divorce, or moving (D-2).
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Most everyone at some time in his or her life will experience periods of anxiety, sadness, and despair. These are normal reactions to the pain of loss, rejection, or disappointment. Those with serious mental illnesses, however, often experience much more extreme reactions, reactions that can leave them mired in hopelessness. And when all hope is lost, some feel that suicide is the only solution.
Mental and behavioural disorders (expressed in disability adjusted life years, or DALY'S) represented 11% of the total disease burden in 1990, and this is likely to rise to 15% by 2020. Five of the 10 leading causes of disability worldwide in 1990 were mental or behavioural disorders. Depression was the fourth largest contributor to the disease burden in 1990 and is expected to rank second after ischaemic heart disease by 2020. It is estimated that one in four people will develop one or more mental or behavioural disorders in their life-time and that one in four families has one member suffering from a mental or behavioural disorder (Murray et al., 1996; WHO,