DEPRESSION

Depression

Depression is actually a mood disorder that is accompanied by a feeling of anger, loss or sadness. People suffering from depression experience this in one or several ways. It can badly affect their daily routine and reduce productivity or concentration. Apart from this it also acts as the worst enemy of health. If someone suffers from cancer, asthma, arthritis, obesity or any cardiovascular disease then depression comes out to be a poison.

Experiencing mood swings or feeling low is quite normal nowadays. Stress, workload or pressure of any other kind can be a major reason behind this. But if you feel low or hopeless quite frequently, almost on regular basis then you need to get it examined. It can be a symptom of depression that you are still not aware of.

Significant depression can cause an assortment of indications. Some influence your state of mind, and others influence your body. These symptoms may likewise be progressing, or go back and forth.

Symptoms of depression are not confined to a particular age group. These can be very prominently observed in men, women and children.

Major symptoms observed in men;
  • Anger, anxiety or irritability
  • Feeling hopeless
  • Reduced sexual desire
  • Insomia or restlessness
  • Digestive issues, pains or headache
  • Major symptoms observed in women;
  • Irritability
  • Feeling incomplete
  • Withdrawing social engagements
  • Slow thinking and lack of concentration
  • Improper sleep
  • Increased cramps, weight gains, or pain in several parts of the bosy
  • Symptoms observed in children
  • Anger, anxiety and mood swings
  • Crying
  • Feeling incompetent
  • Decreased confidence level
  • Inferiority complex
  • Lack of interest and reduced concentration level
  • Loss of appetite
  • Loving loneliness

There can be several causes of depression. Some of the most common ones are discussed below

If there is a family history or someone in your elders has suffered through depression then you too are quite susceptible towards it.

Some experiences of childhood can also lead to depression after a particular age.

If frontal lobe of your brain is less active then you are more exposed towards the danger of depression than other individuals.

If you have been suffering from chronic illness or attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, then you are at a higher risk of depression.

A history of drug or alcohol misuse can also be a major reason.

 

Dr Abhijeet Shrivastava are the best psychiatrists in Gwalior. He provides the best treatment for depression. Establishing a proper dialogue with the patients and trying to understand their exact mental status, Dr Shrivastava believes that depression is just a mental condition and can be treated effectively. He emphasizes on the significance of proper care and attention towards the patients suffering from depression.