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Overview
toc Depression is a mental disorder that makes a person feel sad and worthless for an extended period of time. It’s more than just a bad mood after a bad day, and it can be brought on by anything. Some people just randomly get depressed, while others have it as a result of a traumatic event or another disease. Depression may be brought on as a result of long-term stress or from a history of abuse. It is a real problem and should not be ignored.

**Impact **
Not only is depression the worst disorder of our time but its rapidly increasing and many people have it. Special medicines like, anti-depressants are prescribed as much as 200 million prescriptions a year and there is a good chance that this number will rise (Caruso). Most people who have depression don’t get help. Not because they don’t want to but because they don’t know they have it. Adults don’t realize that their children have depression and often see it as them just going through one of their phases and growing up but most likely that’s not the case (Johnson). This is a very unhealthy disorder especially to the elderly and children because being depressed and angry all the time makes you more likely to all other physical illnesses (Caruso). Young children and elderly usually have the most weak immune systems so for them to have depression is a huge problem. One of the most common ways people deal with depression is by using alcohol and drugs. It’s more common for teens in school to deal with their depression this way because they are under a lot of pressure, trying to maintain their grades and keep a social life (Lopez). Since their parents usually won’t notice their depression or their parents don’t pay any attention to them their depression will most likely never be cured. This could eventually lead to overdose and the teen could end severely injured or dead (Depression). If left untreated, depression can also lead to suicide.

Therapy
Unlike antidepressants therapy doesn’t just get rid of your symptoms, it gets rid of the causes of your symptoms. There are many different types of therapy. Such as, psychotherapy, drug therapy, behavioral therapy, and electroconvulsive therapy (depression). If you take psychotherapy you will go to multiple group meetings with a trained therapist to discuss your problems. If you take behavioral therapies they will try to change some of your specific behaviors that may be causing your depression. For example if you come home and lay around and watch tv they will try and get you out of that habit and into something where you are more active because exercising can actually help overcome depression (Depression). If you do drug therapy you will take an antidepressant. There are many different types of these medications. They pretty much stop your symptoms but they don't really stop what's causing your symptoms so it's more like a quick fix. One of the more involved types of therapy is electroconvulsive therapy. If you have a very severe case of depression then you will need electroconvulsive therapy or electroshock therapy. If you do this type of therapy you will get a weak electric current to the front of your head until you get a seizure. Thankfully, they do this procedure under general anesthesia so the patient is unconscious for the procedure. (depression).

Antidepressants
Even though many people use antidepressants, that doesn’t ensure that they are the best solution. If you take antidepressants everyday for a long period of time and then stop taking them, it could lead to withdraw of antidepressants. You can become addicted to them and then when you can no longer take them you may become more depressed then you were when you started taking them. If you do get addicted to antidepressants and you continue to take them it could be very harmful to your health. This is why you should be careful when taking antidepressants. (Caruso) Another reason why antidepressants may not be the best solution is how it “heals” your depression. The way depression is supposed to be “healed” is by getting rid of what caused your depression. Unfortunately, antidepressants do not get rid of the cause, they only get rid of the symptoms. This is basically like a temporary “fix” and will only last for a little. It will get rid of your symptoms but there is a really good chance that your depression will come back (Caruso).

Additional related topics
Suicide and Self Esteem

Stress and Anxiety Disorders

Aspergers and Autism

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