Depression!

Depression has evolved as a widespread problem in today’s society and it affects one out of every four men and one out of every eight women. There are some people who are familiar and aware of the many signs and symptoms of depression. These include being irritable, loss of memory and not being able to concentrate, recurrent thoughts of death or suicide, not being able to sleep, having feelings of hopelessness, feeling useless, gain or loss in appetite and feeling of social withdrawal. It is hopeful to believe that depression is sadness and its causes will simply go away, but most of the time that is just wishful thinking.

A stress in childhood may trigger a latent potential for depression in youth. Those individuals who live with depressed people are more likely to be depressed themselves. A parent who is suffering from depression may lack the necessary parenting skills or may not have the endurance or patience needed to deal with a child properly and this may be one of the causes of depression.

Another cause of depression is low memory hormonal levels due to loss of neurotransmitters. There is another cause of depression known as seasonal effective disorder and studies have shown that people who are deprived of light and warmth in the wintertime are become depressed are just pretending to  have been all right but do have a problem caused by the shorter days and longer nights. If this condition is not treated, it can develop into full depression. It is also a good think that hormones play a part in the causes of depression in women who suffer from disturbed pre-menstrual cycle or post-partum depression.

Other things that happen to people like losing a job, getting a divorce or losing a loved one may be a cause of depression, but it affects a lot to the people who are in the high risk category for developing the condition. All of these events certainly cause each of us to be sad and have a feeling of worthlessness and that is a natural part of the sadness process and this does not cause depression as long as these feelings do not stay with us. There are some physical ailments making the body weak and tired such as hepatitis, some heart conditions and aids along with other illnesses causing raised mental levels or depression.

It could be hoped that this information would be found useful for the obsession and people should seek more information on ways to prevent and get rid-off of any type of depression which would help them to live a long and healthy life.