Lesson plan on depression, symptoms treatment and facts on the topic.

1. Depression

2. What is Depression?
• Depression is more than having the “blues”
• It is a condition that affects the mind and the
body
• People clinically depressed can not merely help
themselves.

4. Facts about depression
•Everyone will at some time in their life be
affected by depression.
•Depression rates are increasing 23%
•15% of the population of most developing
countries suffer severe depression.
•30% of women are depressed.
•While major depressive disorder can develop at
any age, the median age at onset is 32.5

5. Facts continued
• 54% of people believe depression is a personal
weakness
• 41% of depressed women are to embarrassed to
seek help
• 15% of depressed people commit suicide
• Depression will be the second largest killer by
2020 after heart disease- depression is a
contributing factor to coronary heart disease

7. Depression recovery
• Good relationships
• Understanding the real cause of depression
• Learning how to create relationships
• Identifying emotional, cognitive, relationship
and neuromuscular patterns
• A supportive group environment
• Relationship with therapist
• Techniques to boost self-esteem
• Spiritual beliefs

9. Causes of depression
• Workplace
• Trauma
• Stress
• Postpartum depression
• Medical conditions
• Grief
• Childhood difficulties

10. Depression Diagnosis
• Professionals use the DSM-IV to diagnose a
person with depression
• They diagnose people with any of these four
symptoms: affective, behavioral, cognitive, or
somatic.
• DSM is not used to catagorize people but to
catagorize disorders that people have

11. Treatment
• Family doctors
• Mental health professionals
• Community mental health centers
• Private clinics and facilities
• Local medical societies
• State hospital outpatient clinics
• Even the yellow pages can provide phone
numbers for depressed people to get help

13. Medication
• Medications are used to affects the
neurotransmitters in your body such as
seretonin.
• Many patients try to stop medication before they
are ready
• Medication should be continued for 4-9 months
• Sometimes antianxiety drugs are sometimes
used along with antidepressents

14. References
• http://www.allaboutdepression.com/spe_01.html
• Http://www.upliftprogram.com/depression_stats.ht