Essays on Clinical Depression

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ABSTRACT Young people in the United States are battling depression in record numbers, reaching an all-time high of 3 million patients in 2015. Researchers are continuing to search for alternative or additional methods than therapy and medications to improve depressive symptoms in teenagers and young adults. Some studies have demonstrated that as possible option in easing depression is physical exercise. In addition to assisting mental health issues, exercise promotes social interaction, physical health, and appearance. However, research has focused primarily on adults and therefore additional studies are needed with focus on the impact of exercise on depression in young ...

This proposal is about depression and a research that will be carried out to illuminate the relationship between depression and the elderly, The proposal addresses some information on depression and how it relates to the elderly people, as well as why it’s considered important. The essence of the research is to generate adequate knowledge in this sphere of study. I intend to use a qualitative research design which will make good use of case studies to generate data for analysis in this area. Depression is a mood disorder that affects nearly all ages of people. This mood disorder ...

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This study intended to examine the relationship between sleep, mood, and anxiety. In particular, this study sought to find out if depression symptoms are negatively correlated with sleep disturbance. The study involved 231 University students who filled a PSQI and DASS questionnaire which was statistically analyzed using Pearson correlation. The results of the study showed that only 12% had a good sleep during the study. More respondent who reported sleep disturbance also were found to be depressed. The results show that there exists a relationship between sleep disturbance, anxiety, and depression. The study showed that sleep disturbance coexists with ...

Clinical depression, or classic acute depression, or major depression, or major depressive disorder is a psychosomatic pathology characterized by a pronounced mental illness, manifestations of which are noticeable over a long period of time. This mental disorder is characterized by the constant presence of negative emotions; a person is basically in a pessimistic mood: he is suppressed and depressed. One of the peculiarities of the disease is the inability of the individual to enjoy his life. His self-esteem is often understated; the surrounding reality seems to be boring and unworthy of the attention (National Institute of Mental Health, 2016).

Causes of the Major Depression

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OUTLINE THESIS: Lately, it was possible to find a lot of facts which indicate that medicine does harm to healthy people due to overdiagnosis and widening conception of many illnesses. Overdiagnosis is not an innocuous phenomenon and covers various complications of physical and mental health. I. INTRODUCTION. A. Defining overdiagnosis. B. How overdiagnosis may be harming people. C. Causes of overdiagnosis. II. OVERDIAGNOSIS OF MENTAL ILLNESSES. A. Overdiagnosis of depression. III. CONCLUSION.

Introduction.

Overdiagnosis of illnesses is often more harmful than helpful for human health. Nowadays there are a lot of situations when doctors exaggerate possible outcomes and risks after ...

Introduction

American citizens, especially adults, spend a large proportion of their overall lifetime in their respective workplaces. The fact that disability will feature in our lives is not debatable. Further, this compulsory element of our lives will eventually feature in our workplaces. Various disability cases are common features in the workplaces. Since disability is not inability, the importance of the disabled individuals in relation to the imputations they enable in the workplace cannot be overlooked. Mental disorder is an inclusive health element of general disability. This research is focused on the element of mental disorders and consequently the way it ...

Statement of the problem

Old age is associated with several mental illnesses, which culminate into other psychosocial issues. For example, dementia and other related conditions such as the Creutzfeudz Jacob’s disease – as caused by advanced senility – have become common in the modern world. Usually, these diseases affect old people, which become more and more problematic as the age advances. The role of caring for the old people has therefore become very vital, usually requiring increased care and special treatment to these people.

Introduction

The elderly people face several challenges due to the mental, social and health problems associated with old age. In the ...