,Depres
, Depre
OVERVIEW
Happiness and unhappiness are appropriate responses to life eve
mood disorder may be the cause. It’s important to understa
experiencing severe suffering, and have intolerable sadness.
Depressive symptoms often coexist in people with alcohol o
psychiatric disorders (e.g., anxiety disorders, eating disorder
individuals who have been physically or mentally abused (posttr
or condition such as hepatitis, mononucleosis, multiple sclerosi
intake of many commonly prescribed medications such as anti
disorders are common and can be caused by a medical cond
interventions for depression can be helpful, regardless of the et
the cause of depression. Refer to Chapter 17 for more on the
discussed here are Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and Persis
Major Depressive Disorder
In MDD, a severely depressed mood, usually recurrent, causes c
of the person’s life. The depressed mood can be distinguished fro
is basically a depression that is thought to involve changes in rec
and amygdala. The primary neurotransmitters involved with dep
Genetic factors and biochemical and brain scans also reveal anom
People with major depression may have other problems, such a
• Psychotic features—delusions or hallucinations
• Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)—most prominent during c
periods of darkness in a 24-hour cycle
• Catatonic features—for example, peculiarities of voluntary mo
• Melancholic features—severe symptoms, loss of feelings of pl
, Depre
OVERVIEW
Happiness and unhappiness are appropriate responses to life eve
mood disorder may be the cause. It’s important to understa
experiencing severe suffering, and have intolerable sadness.
Depressive symptoms often coexist in people with alcohol o
psychiatric disorders (e.g., anxiety disorders, eating disorder
individuals who have been physically or mentally abused (posttr
or condition such as hepatitis, mononucleosis, multiple sclerosi
intake of many commonly prescribed medications such as anti
disorders are common and can be caused by a medical cond
interventions for depression can be helpful, regardless of the et
the cause of depression. Refer to Chapter 17 for more on the
discussed here are Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and Persis
Major Depressive Disorder
In MDD, a severely depressed mood, usually recurrent, causes c
of the person’s life. The depressed mood can be distinguished fro
is basically a depression that is thought to involve changes in rec
and amygdala. The primary neurotransmitters involved with dep
Genetic factors and biochemical and brain scans also reveal anom
People with major depression may have other problems, such a
• Psychotic features—delusions or hallucinations
• Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)—most prominent during c
periods of darkness in a 24-hour cycle
• Catatonic features—for example, peculiarities of voluntary mo
• Melancholic features—severe symptoms, loss of feelings of pl
