Major Depression Case Study

1. Description of the disease – this refers to the cause and biological abnormality associated with the disease:
There are multiple types of depression that unfortunately many people suffer from today, such as “major depression, manic-depressive disorder, dysthymia, postpartum depression, and seasonal affective disorder” (Burke, 2008). Although, there are many that can be discussed, my main focus will be on major depression. Major depression is when a person is always feeling sad, day in and day out, someone who cries for no apparent reason, and someone who no longer has no physical or emotional interest to do their normal day to day routine (Burke, 2008). Depression is different for all people, in some cases depression can appear over night whereas in other cases depression can appear over a long period of

A lot of depressed people in both the United States and in Canada do not report their depression, many go without seeing a doctor and without taking anti-depressants. In America, 39% of people report their depression and get treatment (Pratt, Brody, 2008). Whereas, in Canada, 25% of people report their depression and get treatment (Caporino, Karver, 2012). Although, the percentage are very high, “females are approximately twice as likely as males to suffer from major depression” (Caporino, Karver, 2012, page 1237).
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3. Acute and chronic complications associated with the disease- describe any changes that a patient must make to their current lifestyle once they have the disease and identify any future medical complications that the patient may incur as a result of having the disease
Depression can unfortunately lead to a number of negative outcomes such as suicide, loosing a job, physical abuse, loosing passion and interests,