Family Life Can Be Destroyed By A Serious
Depression As Well As The Life Of The Ill Person
by Hector
Milla
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Family life can be destroyed by a serious depression as well as the
life of the ill person. Most people with a depressive disease do not look
for treatment when they suffer depression, because they do not want to be
treated or even because they are not aware of their disease. The most
important thing is that depression — even the extremely severe — may be
treated.
Experts in mental health note that many people tend to get depressed
over holiday season and many of them may present suicidal behavior. Hence,
it is quite important to be watchful of depressed family members,
especially if they also begin heavy alcohol consumption.
According to experts it is always helpful to encourage the depressed
person to be with other people, such as friends and neighbours. It is also
useful to reach out to others and do not let the person feels alone.
But it is quite difficult to do this when the depressed person is a
man. It is difficult for them to admit they are depressed and still less
they need help from someone else. Therefore, it is important to know this,
since statistics show that depression puts men at risk for suicide.
The problem is quite clearly illustrated by numbers. Half as many men
as women seek psychotherapy. Half as many men as women are diagnosed with
depression. However, men commit suicide up to eight times more often than
women.
That is why the book “Men and Depression: Clinical and Empirical
Perspectives” helps doctors to identify and treat mood disorders in their
male patients, addressing an issue that has been neglected by researchers
and therapists.
The authors of this new book are Frederic Rabinowitz, professor of
psychology at the University of Redlands, and Sam Cochran, director of
clinical services at the University of Iowa.
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