Lupus And Depression

Slide 1:LUPUS AND DEPRES S ION J a m ie Tra c h te n b e rg , LMS W Dire c tor of S oc ia l S e rvic e s F e b ru a ry 27 , 2 0 08

Slide 2:What do e s “de pre s s io n” me an?

Slide 3:J us t a s we fe e l h a ppy or fe a rful or je a lous or a ng ry, we a re a ll “de pre s s e d” from time to time .

Slide 4:Th e re is a b ig diffe re nc e b e twe e n c linic a l de pre s s ion a nd mild mood s wing s th a t e ve rybody e xpe rie nc e s from time to time .

Slide 5:Clinic a l de pre s s ion is a n e xtre me ly dis a bling , unple a s a nt a nd prolong e d c ondition.

Slide 6:It is th e mos t c ommon ps yc h ia tric c ondition, a ffe c ting 20% of wome n a nd 10% of me n in th e g e ne ra l popula tion.

Slide 7:Clinical de p