General If a close person suffers from depression, this is also a difficult situation for the environment, especially for close family members and best friends. It is often a tightrope walk between help for the loved one and self-abandonment. Only if you yourself have a “healthy soul” can you be a stable support for your … Depression – Information for relatives
What should one do for oneself? Besides understanding the illness of the relative, it is important to do a lot for yourself. This means not giving up hobbies, meeting friends, simply escaping from everyday life from time to time. Of course it always depends on how much contact you have with the patient and how … What should one do for oneself? | Depression – Information for relatives
Dealing with suicide threats Suicide threats are not uncommon in connection with depression and must be taken seriously. Nothing is worse than ignoring or trivialising them. It doesn’t matter whether they were actually meant seriously or were just said. We can never know 100% what is really going on in the patient. In most cities … Dealing with suicide threats | Depression – Information for relatives
Even if there is no single explanation for all behavioral disorders in children and adolescents: Behind aggression, just as behind other abnormalities or physical symptoms, depression can be hidden. The “Berlin Alliance Against Depression” points this out, especially in view of the sometimes simplistic discussion about violence in schools. Depression in children often recognized late … Depression Also Affects Children and Adolescents
Overview of types of depression Depressions are already long known diseases. Over the years, numerous scientific studies have provided new insights into the disease, its course and neurobiological processes. Thus, the perception of the disease has changed. The number of originally defined subtypes has also been significantly reduced until today. The first type of depression … What types of depression are there?
Endogenous DepressionMajor Depression Nowadays outdated, a distinction was once made between endogenous depression triggered from within and reactive depression and neurotic depression caused by external events. This subdivision has been changed because it is assumed that all depressions result from the interaction of various internal and external factors (multifactorial genesis). The term “major depression” is … Endogenous DepressionMajor Depression | What types of depression are there?
Cyclothyme Fault Cyclothymia is one of the persistent, affective disorders. It describes a persistent unstable mood that constantly fluctuates between two extremes. It is therefore a manic-depressive illness (bipolar disorder) in an attenuated form. Episodes of slightly depressed mood are replaced by episodes of slightly manic (hypomanic) mood. However, the depressive and manic symptoms never … Cyclothyme Fault | What types of depression are there?
Psychogenic Depression Three types of depression are summarized here under psychogenic depression: Reactive depression (outdated term), neurotic depression (outdated term) and exhaustion depression. What all three forms of depression have in common is that they are triggered by a specific emotional event, such as traumatic experiences. Examples are divorce, death of a close relative, loss … Psychogenic Depression | What types of depression are there?
Winter Depression In technical jargon, winter depression is referred to as seasonal depression. In the classification of mental disorders, it is subsumed under recurrent depressive disorders. As the name suggests, this type of depression occurs mainly in the winter months. This is probably related to the lack of daylight during this time of year, which … Winter Depression | What types of depression are there?
