| Depression is a state which is much more than just a | | | | depression that you have, depressive episodes are |
| momentary feeling of being low or sad. It could easily | | | | usually triggered by certain life events. These events |
| affect your identity and personality, changing the | | | | may include the death of a friend or a family |
| way you react and feel about things. Those people | | | | member or of someone close, chronic stress or a |
| who suffer from depression usually find going about | | | | particular disappointment experienced at home, at |
| with their daily activities a challenge. However, do you | | | | school or at the workplace. Depression could also be |
| know what the common causes of depression are? | | | | attributed to the use of certain prescription drugs |
| Here are several of them to help you understand this | | | | and medications as well as to some medical |
| common illness much better. | | | | conditions. Some of the illnesses that have been |
| Actually, depression is not attributed to just one | | | | linked to depression includes stroke, heart attack, |
| cause. It commonly results from the combination of | | | | Parkinson's disease, cancer and some hormonal |
| several causes or factors. These would include the | | | | disorders. IT has also been studied to have a link to |
| traits which you have inherited (the genetic factor), | | | | nutritional deficiencies. |
| the brain chemistry that you have (the physical | | | | Studies show that depression is a lot more commonly |
| factor), the conditions or living situation where you | | | | experienced by adults over 65 years old. Though |
| grew up as well as where you are living now (the | | | | depression should normally not be considered or |
| environmental factor) and of course, your | | | | expected as a normal part of aging, the life events |
| psychological makeup. | | | | which are considered traumatic seem to happen |
| Depression has been studied to have the tendency | | | | more as we grow older. This is the time when people |
| of running in families. If one or more of your family | | | | usually retire from occupations that they had for a |
| members have experienced depression, then there is | | | | long time on their lives, more friends and close |
| great chance of suffering from it yourself. However, | | | | relatives die and more health problems and conditions |
| it is unclear whether learning (the way you are able | | | | are experienced. Statistics show that older people |
| to cope and handle situations) or genetics have the | | | | experience depression at the same rate whether |
| greater influence. | | | | they are in a nursing home or with their family or in |
| There have been recent studies made in molecular | | | | the community. |
| genetics which have discovered a significant link to | | | | Depression is definitely not something that people |
| the proteins which carry the serotonin to the neuron | | | | choose to experience. It is not brought about by a |
| located in the brain. The possibility that certain | | | | personality flaw or a negative outlook in life. |
| traumatic situations in an individual's life would be | | | | Regardless of the cause of an individual's depression, |
| triggering some form of major depressive state | | | | the most important thing to do would be to seek |
| usually depends based on the 5-HTT gene version | | | | medical treatment. Treatment for depression is |
| that he or she inherited. This indicates that genetics is | | | | almost always effective and very safe. It would also |
| considered as a significant factor that affects the | | | | be important that friends and family members are |
| chances of you suffering from depression. | | | | there to offer support and assistance. |
| Now, regardless of the level of susceptibility to | | | | |