According to the World Health Organization, over 300 million people worldwide live with depression.
Depression - also referred to as Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) or clinical depression - is a common but serious mood disorder. It causes severe symptoms that affect how you feel, think, and handle daily activities, such as sleeping, eating, or working. There are two common types of depression - persistent depressive disorder (PDD) and MDD
Symptoms
If you have been experiencing some of the following signs and symptoms listed below most of the day, nearly every day, and for at least two weeks, you may be suffering from depression.
Feelings of hopelessness, or pessimism
Irritability
Feelings of guilt, worthlessness, or helplessness
Loss of interest or pleasure in hobbies and activities
Decreased energy or fatigue
Moving or talking more slowly
Feeling restless or having trouble sitting still
Difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions
Difficulty sleeping, early-morning awakening, or oversleeping
Appetite and/or weight changes
Thoughts of death or suicide, or suicide attempts
Aches or pains, headaches, cramps, or digestive problems without a clear physical cause and/or that do not ease even with treatment
General Risk Factors
Hereditary or genetic factors - in some families, major depression seems to occur generation after generation
Biological factors - chronic illnesses, ageing, etc.
People who become clinically depressed have generally experienced more severe difficulties in childhood than those who do not become depressed
Gender (women have a relatively higher rate of occurrence of depression than men)
Working Adult Risk Factors
Stressful life events such as loss of job, retirement, divorce, the death of a loved one or moving to a new house
Social circumstances (e.g., lack of companionship)
Life-threatening or long-term physical illness
Financial burden
Workplace bullying
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