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Depression as a sickness
Depression is a disease that alters intense feelings and thoughts. The most common is manifest as sadness, lethargy, feeling unable to cope with daily activities andchallenges, and loss of interest in pleasurable activities that were previously.
The most characteristic symptom is the sadness. Throughout life we experience sadness or apathy, especially when we suffer amajor loss. However, the sadness and reluctance in depression are inappropriate or too intense and prolonged. Loss of energy with a sense of exhaustion even after the break.
• Slowed mental anddifficulty paying attention, forgetfulness. In the elderly, may cause a state of confusion reaching dementia appear.
• Anxiety with irritability or agitation.
• Changes in sleep and drowsiness, or morefrequently, insomnia.
• Weight reduction for loss of appetite, or increased by the same empty feeling caused by anxiety.
• Often, people with depression complain of symptoms such as headache or other areas,digestive problems or sexual. Common is sexual appetite, which can hinder relationships.
Factors that may promote or precipitate the onset of depression are:
• Family history: In some people mayhave a genetic predisposition, family history exists that increase the likelihood of suffering.
• Women suffer depression more often than men.
• In some cases, is triggered by personal circumstances,changes or stressful circumstances at work (unemployment, job change, job loss ...), divorce, retirement, loss of a loved one or property, or sudden changes life forms (economic loss, poverty ...).
•Some women have postpartum hormonal changes. Is called postpartum depression.
• Sometimes a physical illness (cancer, diabetes, heart disease, Parkinson's, eating disorders, thrombosis, Alzheimer's ...)or taking certain medications, are to appear.
• Alcohol and drug favors the onset of depression.
• There are some people who have symptoms of depression, recurring at the same times every year,...