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Information about depression

“Each year 17 million American have the condition sadly, for the nearly two thirds of them, their depression goes undiagnosed and untreated.
” (Cathie Cush, 1998) It is an illness, which it is for treatment. We can’
t ignore depression because everybody may be able to suffer from depression. We need to figure out what effectives and available treatment of depression.
Depression is a serious illness. “Depression is a common psychological problem, which is an illness that affects person’s body, mood and thoughts.” (Folio Graphics, 1998) Depression could last for months, years or longer time if
without treatment. They don’t want people to know they have depression. Reasons that lead them feeling afraid to face the treatment are other people
’s comment. However, the definition of depression doesn’t mean there is something wrong with somebody’s metal in mind. Depression isn’t terrible, we have to fix attitude of depression. Depressed people always think they can’t catch up other people. They are scare dealing relationship with other people; they aren’t good at social activities because they don’t have confident to face themselves. Their emotion usually shows upset or timid. It’s really affected their regular live, health and career. It is also harmful people’s metal and especially for teens’ future.
Depression has negative physical and psychological effects on teens in health. Some teens think there is nothing interesting things for them in the world. Maybe that is one reason why there are more and more teens drop out of school. Some teens think they don’t have any ability to handle anything. They don’t have goal to reach. The thing they only would like to do is eating without anything. They even don’t care about what they will look like, even they became fatter. It cause teens include eat disorder and even death. A majority of teens can’t fall asleep and lay on bed all night, and even don’t want to get up in the morning. Therefore they usually feel tired and can’t be concentrating doing anything. Mary is a 16 years old girl, she said “I don’t like school, when I go to cafeteria, I don’t know where I can sit. I feel lonely at school.” (Cathie Cush, 1998) Depressed teen are easily hurt in their heart, it will deeply affect teens’
ability and future.
As we know the negative of depression, and it’s necessary to find the treatment of depression to help depressed people. How can we help if the patient around you? “ Depression is a serious disease that is best treated by a doctor.” (Margaret O. Hyde and Elizabeth H. Forsth, M.D, 2002) the useful word provides us direction for help. First family members need to notice the patient’s strange behavior. And then contact primary doctor and told to him what happen. Family and doctor had better have a communication to help teens well. To meet outdoor where has a fresh air, take the patient going to there, on which spending time with the people who depression and work in groups with parents, talking you life. If you were friend, you can invite the patient go out watch movie, making new friends, Avoid making the patient alone as possible. So that will help the patient feel happy and healthy. In addition, doctor will used antidepressant medications and psychotherapies to treat depressive disorders. The patient would feeling better and may recovery from illness.
Depression come from a variety pressures, such as school, family, work friends and etc. which could happen in different countries, sex and age. Everybody should know some information about depression. It’s more than help yourself and provide some suggestion for other people. In fact, Depression isn’t serious that people have been aware of it could being cure by several methods, which for help from doctor, family members and friends.

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