Even today, people’s think of depression vary widely, both within and among cultures as there is no scientific link in it. It is not clear if it is a disease or disorder. Most of them consider it to be illness which requires proper treatment by a specialist. It also tells about that something may occur [...]

The bio psychosocial model gave an idea that biological, psychological, and social factors all play a role to different degrees in causing depression. There is other theory which states that the depression occurs due to already existing stress. It can be genetic or due to the interaction between the environment and nature. Depression occurs with [...]

There are number of studies which found that behavioral treatments like the inter personal therapy can prevent this depression. This treatment is quite effective in groups as well as individual alones. It deals with the social and inter personal factors that may lead to depression. It decreases the stress and there are number of sessions [...]

This disease is a major cause of death worldwide. The numbers of people who are already suffering from this disease have a range from 3 to 17 percent in different developed countries. 10 percent of the people suffer from depression in different countries. . The time of onset of this disorder is mainly between 20 [...]

Three most common treatments for depression are 1. Medication, 2. Psychotherapy 3. Electroconvulsive Therapy. Psychotherapy is the treatment of choice for children and adolescents, while electroconvulsive therapy is used for adults and is the last treatment of choice. The out patient receives a care while the inpatient receives a treatment. Physical exercises also have additional [...]

Depression is a serious disorder in which the confidence and mood is low. The person loses interest in normal activities. It is also defined as the aggregation of symptoms. There are different types of depression including the psychological ones. The major depression affects the patient’s personal, work and social life in an adverse way. Depressed [...]

Depression disorder is also known as clinical depression, major depression, unipolar depression, or unipolar disorder is a disorder of brain in which the confidence and mood is low. The person loses interest in normal activities. It is also defined as the aggregation of symptoms. There are different types of depression including the psychological ones. The [...]

The Greek physician Hippocrates gave an explanation of the syndrome of melancholia as a unique disease which involves physical as well as mental features. It relies on the fear which lasts for a long time. The emphasis is given on the collection of symptoms. It includes sadness, fear etc. The depression originated from the Latin [...]