Depressive Disorder

Depressive Disorder

Nalleli Araujo

Florida National University

Prof. Rafael Ramos

Abstract

This paper will enhance your perspective as to how depressive disorders affect individuals of different ages throughout their lifespan. I will discuss the variation of depressive disorders and the presence and severity of depressive symptoms as provided by The American Journal of Psychiatry. Although the origins of the disorder are complex, effective treatments have been established. Recent knowledge into depression can help providers gain insight into their patient’s unique needs.

When we hear the word disorder most individuals imagine a self-destructive, disorganized, person, place or thing. In which case, is very much true. The basis of this paper is to provide the reader with factual information that will enhance their perspective of that Depressive disorder is all about. Depression is a serious mental health concern that will touch most people’s lives at some point in their lifetime (either directly or through someone close the know). The suffering endured by people with depression and the lives lost to suicide attest to the great burden of this disorder on individuals, families, and society. Improved recognition, treatment and prevention of depression are critical public health priorities. Organizations such as the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), one of the world’s leading mental health biomedical organizations, conducts and supports research on the causes diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of depression in the United States.(John M. Grohol, 2013)

Neuroscience, genetics, and clinical investigation demonstrate that depression is a disorder of the brain. Modern brain imaging technologies are revealing that in depression, neural circuits responsible for the regulation of moods, thinking. Sleep, appetite, and behavior fail to function properly, and that critical neurotransmitters- chemicals used by nerve cells to communicate- are perhaps out of...