Reflection Paper on Depression
... A person with major depressive disorder has signs of depression that last for two or more weeks. Signs of depression include loss of interest in activities and friends, feelings of worthlessness, and lack of motivation. Bipolar disorder causes a person to alternate episodes of mania and depression. ... In fact, women’s risk of developing major depression is double that of men’s. ... Four of my friends in the past have gone through major depression disorder, only one of these friends was male. ... Unfortunately, depression goes so much further than that. Although depression can come out of a person’s mindset or past experiences, there are neurological causes as well. ... For example when Serotonin and Norepinephrine levels are too high or too low, depression occurs. ... Patients diagnosed with depression are given agonists mimicking Serotonin and/or Norepinephrine because their body has an undersupply of those neurotransmitters.