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Surviving Depression
If the 20th century was considered the most tensed-up period in history, the 21st century is set to exceed it by far. Depression is one of the most serious health hazards of today, and has reached epidemic proportions. We live in a disorderly world where people are highly competitive, commercialized and power hungry. This leads to a lot of stress and anxiety. It is estimated that about 40% of the population is on tranquillizers. WHO figures say that 5-12% of people are depressed. In India, there are 50 million sufferers of which 5-10% have major depression. Almost 50-75% of suicides are by people who are depressed. In Zimbabwe, depression is called “shona,” meaning “thinking too much.”
No one is immune to Depression. It affects all ages from young children to senior citizens, manual labourers to corporate heads, literate or illiterate. Winston Churchill who suffered from depression called it the “black dog.” Abraham Lincoln also suffered from bouts of depression. “It hits the most ambitious, creative and conscientious,” says Jeffrey Spellar, a psychiatrist.
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Categorize Your Depression
There are many different types of depression and as such healthcare professionals refer to them in different ways. Seasonal affective disorder, clinical depression and bipolar depression are all commonly diagnosed forms of depression.
What causes most people confusion is when depression overlaps with another illness or disorder such as drug abuse. Diagnosing someone with depression in these circumstances is that much harder because the illness can mimic or even mask the effects of depression. The following text details the common forms of depression.
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