Clinical Depression

Question 1

What is Depression

Answer 1

Affect how a person may feel, think, and handle daily activities, such as sleeping, eating, or working.

Question 2

Major Depression

Answer 2

Depression most of the time for at least two

(2) weeks interfere with one’s ability to work, sleep, study, and eat.

Question 3

Persistent Depressive Disorder

Answer 3

Less severe symptoms of Depression that last much longer, typically for at least two (2) years.

Question 4

Children

Older children and teens

Answer 4

Anxious, cranky, pretend to be sick, refuse to go to school, cling to a parent, or worry that a parent may die.

Trouble at school, sulk, be easily frustrated‚ feel restless, or have low self-esteem
Females begin to experience depression more often than males

Question 5

Younger adults

Answer 5

Irritable, complain of weight gain and hypersomnia (episodes of excessive daytime sleepiness or prolonged nighttime sleep),
Often have other disorders

Question 6

Treatments

Answer 6

Several antidepressant medications- Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs)— Tricyclics, and the Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs).

Herbal- St. John’s Wort, an herb used in the treatment of mild to moderate Depression.

Psychotherapies: short-term (10-20 week) therapies, can help individuals navigating Depression.
Combined with “homework” assignments
learn how to find more satisfaction/rewards through their own actions.

Body-mind Therapies (exercise, massage therapy, Reflexology/Reiki and meditation, etc.)