Depression

Depression

Darla Wyant

PSY/270

September 11, 2011

Kristen Ellison

Depression

Unipolar and bipolar disorders have many signs of depression. Depression is a serious problem in the world today, especially with the economy. People do not take this as a serious illness and should be aware of the hurt it causes people who are suffering.

Unipolar is a severe pattern of depression. Around 17 percent of all adults around the world will experience an episode of severe unipolar depression some time in their life. Women are twice as likely as men to experience these episodes. A person can recover from his or her episodes of unipolar depression within six weeks to a year, but may have another episode later in life (Comer, 2005).

Bipolar disorder is a chronic condition that represents by mania/hypomania, and depression. Bipolar is the sixth leading cause of a disability. People with this disorder are four times more disabled than the general population. Bipolar disorder is hard to detect and can take anywhere from 10 to 20 years for an accurate diagnosis. The patient can have recurrences of mania, depression, anxiety, and alcohol or drug abuse (Leahy, 2007).

A person with unipolar disorder will have emotional symptoms like feeling sad and dejected. They describe themselves as experiencing miserable, empty, or humiliated. They obtain pleasure from almost anything but tend to lose their humor. Some people may also experience anger, anxiety, and agitation (Comer, 2005).

They will lose their motivation and do not have the desire to pursue regular activities. Depressed people will lose their interest in life, and wish they would just die, but others will commit suicide and succeed. Depression causes people to be less active and productive. They would rather spend time alone and be left alone. A depressed person holds negative views of himself or herself. They consider themselves undesirable, inadequate, evil, and inferior. If they have positive...