Eliminating The Depths Of Depression With Modern Medicine

Eliminating the Depths of Depression with Modern Medicine Depression is like drowning with no hope for air. Of course, everyone hits that point in their life when everything seems to be unbearably hard, but until one lives with depression one will never know the damage it brings. Untreated depression is the number one cause of suicide today. There are many causes and solutions to this problem starting from genetics to therapy. Depression is a serious problem in our world today, especially if one is ignorant on the subject. Depression is defined as feelings of severe despondency and dejection. Research on this problem has progressed for centuries. Depression, which is initially called â€Å"Melancholia†, appeared in ancient Mesopotamian texts in†¦show more content†¦Child abuse is the most reported cause of clinical depression. â€Å"In one study, eighty percent of twenty-one year olds who reported childhood abuse met the criteria for at least one psychological disorder (Childhelp.org).† The resulting disorders mainly pertain to depression, suicide attempts, and alcoholism. Another cause of this terrible disease is death or loss of a loved one. Death is very hard to overcome. After death is a grieving process. Accepting and minding those steps eventually help you to get through the loss. When the grieving process is prolonged it is usually diagnosed as [Complicated Grief Disorder] or depression. Lastly, substance abuse, such as drugs and alcohol, plays a big role in this detrimen tal disorder. â€Å"Men diagnosed with major depression are nearly three times more likely to develop a dependence on alcohol, while women with depression are over four times more likely to become alcohol-dependent.† (Futures of Palm Beach) There are reports that major depressive disorder affects approximately 14.8 million American adults, or about 6.7 percent of the U.S. population age eighteen and older, in a given year. Statistics also show that women are more susceptible to clinical depression, the lifetime generality of major depression is 20-26 percent for females and 8-12 percent for males. Depression usually starts in people at the age of 18-24 but worsens in a persons mid forty’s until late sixty’s. (DBS Alliance) With so many people affected, many wonder