1. Chad Smith Mr. Jocham Ailment Project 5/20/11 Major Depressive Disorder
2. Major depressive disorder is a mental disorder characterized by an all encompassing low mood followed by low self-esteem , and by loss of pleasure or interest in enjoyable activities. Definition
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5. Researchers are still trying to determine if medication facilitates suicide.The EFX of M.M.D.(Contād.)
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8. Psychotherapy This is delivered to individuals suffering from this by psychotherapists, clinical social workers, psychiatrists, counselors, and other medical professionals pertaining to this disorder Psychotherapy has shown to be success amongst older people with the disorder.
9. This is a procedure in which pulses of electricity are sent to the brain to induce a seizure while the patient is on anesthesia. This usually has a quicker effect than most antidepressant therapies Electroconvulsive Therapy
10. Melancholic depression- Loss of pleasure in most normal activities Atypical depression- Mood reactivity which includes significant weight gain, increased sleeping pattern, and loss of social skills. Catatonic depression- Severe depression that involves disturbances of motor behavior, but itās mostly rare. Postpartum depression- The intense disabling depression that affects women after giving birth. Seasonal depression- Depression that involves depressive episodes that occur in autumn or winter, but starts to ease during spring. Subtypes
11. Prognosis Most major depressive episodes tend to ease and resolve eventually over time with or without having treatment.
12. āRain, rain, go away!ā Itās a rainy day today and Iām in my house look out the window with sorrow just waiting for the sky to clear.
13. I always feel sorry for myself, but today it has gotten worse. āOh, woe is meā
14. My home is my comfort zone, but it also feels like solitary confinement because I feel alone and out of touch with the āoutside worldā. Isolation
15. Itās just that Iām ashamed of myself and I donāt want anybody to look at my ugly face. āItās not that Iām bored with schoolā¦ā
16. I feel inferior to others and I practically let people walk over me like a mat. Iām weak
17. I feel like my appetite has increased and now I find myself eating every single minute. I mostly gorge myself with junk food like ice cream, chocolate, and cake. Eat! Eat! Eat!
18. I donāt really enjoy all the normal activities I used to do. Loss of Interest
19. Today this morning, I would usually wake up at eight in the morning, but now itās two in the afternoon and I still havenāt woken up. āI just wanna sleepā
20. When I step out of class, everybody starts laughing at me and that just worsens my day in school. āStop Laughing at meā
21. I feel that Iām so ugly that I need to put a brown paper bag over my head. āBrown paper bagā