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Characteristics of Depression - Coggle Diagram
Characteristics of Depression
Affective mood disorder involving lengthy disturbance of emotions
About 20% of people will suffer from some form of depression , with women twice as vulnerable as men
Females are especially vulnerable in mid to late adolescence , a time where many experience body dissatisfaction , low self esteem and resistance to achieving
Depression can occur in cycles , symptoms coming and going over time , with an episode of depression generally lasting between 2 and 6 months
10% of severely depressed people commit suicide , 60% of all suicides are related to mood disorders
Depression can begin at any time from adolescence onwards , with an average age onset of late twenties . The age of onset has decreased over the past 50 years as the amount of people with the disorder has increased
At least 5 symptoms must be apparent every day for two weeks for depression to be diagnosed by a doctor , with an impairment in general functioning also present , that is not accountable for by other medical conditions or events such as grieving
To be diagnosed with major depression one of the five symptoms must be a constant depressed mood or lessened interest in daily activities
A distinction is made between major depression and dysthymic depression (chronic depression) , the difference being in duration , type and number of symptoms
Patients meeting the criteria for dysthymic depression have three or more symptoms and show these symptoms for more than two months
Depression can be broken down into bipolar or unipolar depression but can also be broken down into endogenous depression (internal biochemical and hormonal factors) or exogenous depression (stressful experiences) , sufferers can have elements of each
Unipolar depression
Also known as major depression
A form of depression occurring without mania that differs from bipolar depression by its sufferers only experiencing depression and not the manic episodes sufferers from bipolar depression experience
25% of women will suffer and 12% of men , with up to (5 of women and 3% of men suffering from it at any one time
Characterised by clinical symptoms , usually occurring in cycles
A more sever version is where sufferers also experience delusions : these patients generally experience more social impairment and episodes of depression occur more frequently . Such sufferers don't respond well to antidepressants , but do respond favorably to a combination of antidepressants and antipsychotics
Behavioural
Loss of energy , resulting in fatigue , lethargy and high levels of inactivity
Social impairment , reduced levels of interaction with friends and family
Weight changes , decreases or increases
Poor personal hygiene , eg washing or wearing clean clothes.
Sleep pattern disturbance , constant insomnia or oversleeping
Emotional
Loss of enthusiasm , eg in daily activities
Constant depressed mood , sadness and hopelessness
Worthlessness , reduced worse and inappropriate feelings of guilt
Cognitive
Delusions , generally concerning guilt , punishment , personal inadequacy or disease . Some will also experience hallucinations , which can be auditory , visual , olfactory or haptic
Reduced concentration and indecisiveness
Thoughts of death
Poor memory
