Depression is a serious illness that reduces the ability to work and brings suffering to both the sick person and his relatives and friends.

People know very little about this disease: about the types of depression in psychology, its manifestations and the consequences of such a condition, because of this, often help is not on time, but precisely when the depression has already taken a long, difficult character. Or, there is no such help at all.

Almost all countries in the health services are very concerned about the statistics, which states that the number of people suffering from depression is constantly growing. Physicians and psychologists are trying to give people as much information about depression and how to deal with it.

Types of depression in psychiatry

Types of depression for reasons of its appearance are divided into three types:

1. Somatic depressive disorder. It is directly related to physical injuries, such as brain damage, and its appearance may be associated with other specific diseases or the administration of neuroleptics.
2. Psychogenic depression. Its occurrence is possible if a person has experienced any stress, for example, divorce, death of a loved one, loss of work. This includes the involuntary depression, which is associated with the onset of the elderly patient, and anxious depression, when the patient is experiencing a constant internal anxiety.
3. Endogenous depression. When it appears, there are no apparent reasons. Often the acute stage of depression becomes chronic. This type of depression includes anesthetic depression( the patient feels the alienation of emotions, he lacks the feeling of empathy), depressive derealization( the diseased feels unreal world, it seems that people are lifeless), depressive depersonalization( a person loses his own "I", while decliningpain threshold of sensitivity).

Symptoms of depression

The patient feels guilt, depression, despair, anxiety, self-doubt. He is constantly in a depressed mood, waiting for something bad, becoming irritable, often blaming himself for everything. He is losing interest in the world around him, and a decrease in self-esteem is observed. He ceases to enjoy the things he used to like.

A person who is depressed worries about the fate of native people and about their own health.
The patient is disturbed by sleep, loss of appetite, bowel function is disrupted, sexual desire is reduced, he is very quickly tired, constantly feels weak.
A person more often shows a passivity, avoids the society of people, because he is not interested in them, refuses a variety of entertainment. The use of alcohol for him begins to turn into a habit, as it brings temporary relief.
It is very difficult for the patient to concentrate, concentrate his attention, it is difficult to make decisions. He always sees life in dark, negative colors, he even thinks badly of himself. He believes that he has a terrible future, he believes that life is meaningless.

A person who has fallen ill with depression can also persistently pursue suicidal thoughts, because he does not feel that someone is necessary and meaningful. The human mind slows down.
If at least half of the above symptoms coincide, and it lasts at least 2 weeks, it means that the diagnosis is confirmed.

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