Depression
Some 350 million recorded cases of depression were recorded worldwide by the WHO. Could this be seen as something like an epidemic already, or is there anything as such? Haven't we all suffered from some form of depression at one time or another. So what is depression? Why do people get depressed? Mood swings such as sadness without any reason, guilt feelings, unhappiness, and possessing generally negative thoughts over long periods of time can mean a person is depressed. Anybody can feel depressed after stressful incidents of losing a love one, losing your job, or sudden or prolonged illness. Other predisposing factors like, lack of sleep, drug or alcohol abuse, taking steroids or certain thyroid conditions can sometimes lead to depression. So how do we know if a person is depressed? What are the signs? When a person is irritable, restless, agitated or has a difficult time concentrating; then losing interest in almost everything and having no energy at all, it c