Mood Disorder, Depression
by Alevoor
Rajagopal
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The study results conclude that mood disorder and depression are two
Faces of the same coin. We can call depression as a symptom of mood
disorder. Feeling of hopelessness, apathy and low energy are indications
of depression. Mood disorder is also characterized by failures and
rejections in ones life. It is both a psychotic and a neurotic
condition.
Depression is mainly because of the consequences of life such as the
death of kin etc. Most of these kinds of depression (bipolar) fade away
with the time and as one takes the new situation in his/her stride. It is
not for nothing that they say time is the best healer. The chronic mood
disorders (unipolar), in some cases genetic, require medical attention as
they can be life threatening (suicides). The unipolar mood disorders are
major types and clinical attention is necessary. No amount of love from
kin, positive thinking or counseling can help. Medical assistance is
imperative to cure the depression spread over sessions. Lack of treatment
can result in permanent behavioral disorder.
Off late is believed that depression is connected to deficiency of
norepinephrine and serotonin. Drug therapy uses various antidepressants.
Caution needs to be exercised in administration of drug supplements in
bipolar patients. Mood disorders or depressions of unipolar type has
benefited from electroconvulsive therapy.
Psychologists have argued in recent years that the depression or the
mood disorder is a result of learned helplessness when a person
understands his actions have been useless and looses hope. It is also
found that such people are emotionally dependant on others for morale
boosting.
The most determinants of mood disorder are tackled even without
medication. But non-negligence and timely diagnosis (initial diagnosis
need not be even at the psychiatrist’s site) can result preventing
physical and physiological disorders and alcoholism etc.
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