Great Depression Research Paper

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When I think about depression the first thing that comes to my mind is sadness, feeling upset for no reasons why. Depression is a mental disorder that affects more than 25% of the America’s population, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Suffering depression does not have a certain age, race, or gender this can happen at any time of your life. In fact, people who suffer depression are more likely to develop memory problems caused by the shrinkage of the hippocampus which it is responsible for processing new memorization. Some symptoms that people with depression might experience depending on the type of depression, they may have, is feeling lonely, unable to accomplishing daily routines; however, we all have experienced those …show more content…

This symptom could be caused by a deficiency of vitamin B-12 caused by a poor diet or a lack of hormone production caused by the thyroid gland. According to Northwestern researcher, a blood test acknowledges doctors to measure the change of levels of nine RNA by the differences blood markers that a person with depression has. However, if the patient had received therapy for 18 weeks there will be a change in the levels of makers stated by Eva Redei a neuroscientist at Northwestern University. This test also allows doctors to predict who would benefit from cognitive behavioral …show more content…

The second type of depression is Atypical based on feeling rejected from society, causing to increase of appetite (eating an extreme amount of food helping them to release their feelings), sleeping more, and feeling heavy or enormous. The third type of depression is Chronic or also known Dysthymia, which prolongs for years if it is not treated by a psychologist but it is not as severe as major depression. The fourth type of depression is Psychotic a form of psychosis, which produces hallucinations or illusions. The fifth type of depression is Postpartum after giving birth caused for a rapid drop in hormones and the impact of becoming a parent usually lasts up to one year. The sixth type of depression is Manic or Bipolar an unstable mood that changes from extremely happy to miserable in just an

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