Depression is a mood disorder (mood) characterized by feelings of deep sadness and indifference. Everyone must have felt sad or depressed. A person is declared depressed if it has been 2 weeks feeling sad, hopeless, or worthless.
Depression that is allowed to continue and does not get treatment can lead to a decrease in work productivity, disruption of social relations, to the emergence of suicidal ideation.
Depression can strike anyone, including women. Depression in women is often associated with hormonal changes, including menstruation, pregnancy, after pregnancy, or menopause. However, until now there has been no research that confirms the cause of depression more often occurs in women.
Symptoms of Depression
There are psychological and physical characteristics that indicate a person is suffering from depression. The psychological characteristics of a person experiencing depression are:
- Experiencing excessive anxiety and worry
- Emotionally unstable
- Feeling hopeless or frustrated
The physical characteristics of a person experiencing depression are:
- Always feeling tired and powerless
- Experiencing dizziness and pain for no apparent reason
- Decreased appetite
Causes of Depression
Depression is more common in adults, and the cause is thought to be related to genetics, hormones, and chemicals in the brain. Several factors trigger depression, including:
- Experiencing a traumatic event
- Have a chronic or serious illness
- Taking certain types of drugs
- Have a history of other mental disorders
- Having mental stress, for example due to financial problems or household problems
- Having the wrong mindset, for example toxic positivity
Depression Treatment
In treating depression, psychiatrists can do the following ways:
- Doing psychotherapy, to help deal with problems caused by depression
- Give antidepressant drugs, to treat depression
- Giving electroshock therapy, to change the patient's brain performance
- Undergo treatment in hospital if you have severe depression