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Depression
Over 17 million American are diagnosed with depression annually.
Women are twice as likely than men to suffer from depression, and this disease is misdiagnosed 30-50% of the time. It is often concurrent with eating disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder and anxiety disorders—also more prevalent in females. Despite this, the over-prescription of anti-depressant medications—which often have serious side-effects—is alarming. Females are 2 1/2 times more likely than males to be taking antidepressants.
Depression is a debilitating mood disorder and medical condition that persists over an extended pime period, or occurs in episodes that interfere with normal like. Symptoms of he most common form —Major Depression and Dysthymic Disorder—include changes in sleeping and eating patterns, difficulty thinkg, feelings of guilt or worthlessness, fatigue, anxiety, changes in motor functioning, muscular pain, digestive problems, hopelessness and thought of death. In Dysthymic Disorder the symptoms may be less severe, but last longer than two years.
Over 17 million American are diagnosed with depression annually.
Women are twice as likely than men to suffer from depression, and this disease is misdiagnosed 30-50% of the time. It is often concurrent with eating disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder and anxiety disorders—also more prevalent in females. Despite this, the over-prescription of anti-depressant medications—which often have serious side-effects—is alarming. Females are 2 1/2 times more likely than males to be taking antidepressants.
Depression is a debilitating mood disorder and medical condition that persists over an extended pime period, or occurs in episodes that interfere with normal like. Symptoms of he most common form —Major Depression and Dysthymic Disorder—include changes in sleeping and eating patterns, difficulty thinkg, feelings of guilt or worthlessness, fatigue, anxiety, changes in motor functioning, muscular pain, digestive problems, hopelessness and thought of death. In Dysthymic Disorder the symptoms may be less severe, but last longer than two years.