What is the introduction of depression
Depression is a common most psychiatric disorder.
It is also know as common cold of mental illness.
Depression is a temporary Stage of sadness of mind.
Every individual , every age group suffer from depression.
The cause of depression are defferent for every individual for example
depression by claimants , depression by unsuccessful , depression by
responsibility depression by life events.
What is the defination of depression
Depression is characterized by loss of interest in daily activities that
affects social and occupation function for a long time.
OR
Depression is a mental disorder characterised by depression mood or loss
of interest in activity cause impairment in daily life.
OR
Depression is a feeling of unhappiness for a long time and it interfare
personal and social life for an individual.
Meaning or characterstics of depression
- D - DEPRESSED MOOD
- E - ENERGY LOSS
- P - PLEASURE LOSS
- R - RETARDATION
- E - EATING LOSS
- S - SADNESS / SUICIDAL THOUGHT
- S - SLEEP LOSS
- I - I AM FAILURE
- O - ONLY ME TO BLAMED (GUILTY)
- N - NO CONCENTRATION
What is the type of depression
(1) MILD DEPRESSION :-
The duration of depressive symptoms are two weeks.
It cause minor impairment in physical and psychological function.
(2) MODERATE DEPRESSIVE :-
The depression symptoms are develop for three (3) to six (6) week and
it cause impairment in psychological function.
(3) SEVERE DEPRESSION :-
Severe depression means depression symptoms are impairment in
psychological functioning and physical functioning and it interfere
daily activity of an individual and the duration of depressive
symptoms is up to to six (6) weeks.
(4) SEVERE DEPRESSIVE WITH PSYCHOTICS SYMPTOMS :-
Severe depressive with psychotic symptoms characterised by abnormal or
decrease thought process and delusion and hallucinations are occur
with depressive symptoms.
(5) POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION :-
Postpartum depression are start after 48 hours of delivery and it is
reach an pick level between 3 - 5 days.
With in two weeks decrease the depressive symptoms and disappear
with the the psychological support .
It is also known as blue depression or maternal blue depression.
(6) INVOLUTION (HARMONAL) DEPRESSION :-
Depression are related to harmonal changes and functional changes
during the menstrual (periods) cycle.
(7) SECONDARY DEPRESSION :-
Depression due to other known mood disorder.
(8) POST TRAUMATIC DEPRESSION :-
Depressive episode are post experience of traumatic event.
(9) SEASONAL DEPRESSION :-
When change into the climate or season our mood not adjust with the
there changes.
It is occur some depressive symptoms.
The depressive symptoms are disappear with the adjustment of season or
climate.
What are the causes of depression
- Biological cause.
- Genetic cause.
- Medical problem.
- Unemployment.
- Broken families.
- Poverty.
- Unsuccessful.
- Loss of property.
- Change into climate.
- Physical or primary need are not complete
- Neglection by family members.
- Any traumatic event.
What are the sign and symptoms of depression
- Sadness.
- Loss of interest in activity.
- Energy loss.
- No concentration.
- Difficulty in sleep / disturbance of sleep.
- Eating loss.
- Pleasure loss.
- Suicidal thoughts.
- Disturb interactual function.
- Allone ness .
- Decrease psychomotor activity.
- Slow speak.
- Poverty of idea.
- Feeling guilty.
- Failure of adjustment or co-ping machanism.
- Feeling of failure.
- Poor judgement.
- Social terminates
Management of depression
- Administer antidepressant drugs like zoloft or lexapro.
- Give ECT (Electro Convulsion Therapy).
- Individual therapy, group therapy or milieu therapy are use in depression.
- Light therapy is usefull in seasonal depression.
Nursing management or nursing diagnosis of depression
- Impaired social interaction to the society related to social isolation.
- Self care deficit related emotionally ill and loss of intrest in daily life activity.
- Risk of injury to self related loss of the valu of life.
- Distrub sleeping pattern related to unwanted thoughts and depressed mood.
- Distrub dressing sense related to self care deficit.
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