WHY DO WE GET DEPRESSED?

Depression has multiple causes. Events around us, situations in our family, our mental and physical health, not being able to recognize oneself, staying away from everyone, etc. As a result of the events, the state of being depressed may begin.

WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION

Depression should not be suspected in non-continuous emotions. If we know ourselves enough, we can be suspicious if different things happen in daily life other than our normal feelings and behaviors. reach in the past The most common symptoms of depression are:

HOW IS DEPRESSION DIAGNOSED?

First of all, a good observation should be made before consulting a doctor. Symptoms can vary from person to person. Diagnosis begins with a physical examination. If symptoms persist for at least two weeks, almost every day, ıf the symptom has caused a lot of anxiety and distress in the person, functioning in social, occupational (work or school), health and family areas is impaired or if it seems normal but requires a great effort of the person, ıf the person has too many suicidal thoughts, ıf there is any other medical disease associated with it (Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Stroke, Heart Attack, Cancer, etc.) ıf the severity of sadness still continues after a certain time after the loss of a loved one.

The correct diagnosis made by a psychiatrist is the first step of successful treatment. Depression is not as simple a disease as it seems. Treatment will fail if it is not differentiated from depressions seen in bipolar (bipolar) disorder and depressive mood in psychoses, especially in schizophrenia. Conversely, there are drawbacks as well. In other words, although there is no depression, misdiagnosis and unnecessary drug treatment can also lead to undesirable situations. Most of the time, a common mistake is that patients who apply to other physicians for any illness other than psychiatric diseases, for example, are prescribed a depression medication for distress and insomnia, and the patient is not sent to a psychiatrist. It is not possible to accurately diagnose depression and successfully treat the disease in patients who are not seen by psychiatrists.

AT DIFFERENT AGES ?

Depression is a disease that can be seen in every period from infancy to advanced ages. It usually occurs between the ages of 25-45. Depression has a relationship with both hormones and age. A new study found that people are most susceptible to depression at age 44. Depression is twice as common in women as in men. Over the age of 50, it quadruples the death rate.

WAYS TO AVOID DEPRESSION ?

We can get rid of depression with drugs and psychotherapy. Anti-anxiety and stimulant drugs can also be added for short-term use in medicine. It may be necessary to try several drugs or combinations of drugs before finding an effective remedy for depression. Some medications can take a long time to take full effect. That's why medications take several weeks or longer to pass. Psychotherapy is also known as talk therapy or psychological therapy.

Establishing positive relationships with others, adapting to a crisis or challenge, changing behaviors that aggravate depression, learning to set realistic goals, ıdentifying negative beliefs and behaviors and replacing them with healthy, positive ones, being away from all negative thoughts, finding better ways to solve and deal with problems, avoiding emotions such as hopelessness and anger.