Depression: A Growing Crisis Among Youth

Generally, depression is a common mental disorder and clinically medical illness that hampers the actual way of life, like what you feel. What do you do? How do you react? How do you think?

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 264 million people of all ages suffer from these. Another research study said that women suffer much from men in these.

Causes of Depression:

There are no exact causes of these, and the cause can be changed for individuals. In this article I am going to explain some causes of it. There are many reasons for suffering, such as,

• Tradition of depression in the family
• Tradition of anxiety
• Stress
• Injurious events are like the death of loved ones
• Taking sleeping pills without any kind of prescription
• Changes of hormone

Depression: A Growing Crisis Among Youth

Types of Depression:

There are no exact types of these that can be defined. It can be many forms, such as major ones, dysthymia, seasonal affective disorder, psychotic depression, situational depression, etc.

Symptoms of Depression:

• Though there are different kinds of these, many of them have some symptoms such as,
• Frustration.
• Lack of sleep or sleeping too much.
• Confused about decision-making.
• No interest in any kind of activity.
• Weight loss or weight gain.
• Loss of sexual desire.
• Family or personal problem.
• Making of dangerous decisions such as suicide.

How to be free from depression (treatment):

• Support that person who is depressed, discussing practical solutions with him or describing possible causes to him.
• Psychotherapy can be given. “Psychotherapy” means taking therapy such as counseling or cognitive behavioral therapy or any other kind of therapy.
• A doctor can prescribe him drug therapy.
• Some people use natural remedies for these, but there is recognition of this kind of remedy.
• Psychological treatment can be very effective in this matter.