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Mental Depression and Its Downward Spiral
The term mental depression brings fear to those who hear it. Mental plus illness leads some people to think “crazy”. This is of course untrue. Although mental depression is a real medical condition it isn’t insanity in the classic, negative sense. Drop the mental illness stereotypes. It can be cured, and mental depression does not make a person some type of sub human. Mental depression attacks about 15 million Americans each year. But 2/3 of those never seek medical attention because of their fear. Make health the primary concern. Wishing away mental depression doesn’t work. The illness is persistent. It can affect anyone, anywhere at any time. It doesn’t care about your color or the god you worship. It has no care for financial or social status. It does not care if you are young or old. This disease has no boundaries. Early detection can be a great boon when it comes to treatment. But the signs of mental depression aren’t easy to spot. Everyone is down from time to time.
The general term depression is better used to describe a temporary depressed or sad mood. By contrast, major depression is a serious and often disabling condition that can significantly affect a person’s work, family and school life, sleeping and eating habits, and general health. In Western countries, around 3.4% of people with major depression eventually commit suicide, and up to 60% of all people who commit suicide have depression or another mood disorder. Depressed individuals have a shorter life expectancy than those without depression, being more susceptible to medical conditions such as heart disease. However, depression may be overdiagnosed, and current diagnostic trends arguably have the effect of medicalizing sadness.
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