The Types of Depression and What They Are

According to the latest review in the mental health study, the benefits of non-invasive brain stimulation is seen as a valid alternative to existing treatments for treating depression.

More than 17 million adults in the United States is marked to have had an episode of major depression at some point in their lives. Late-life depression (LLD) is also a prevalent medical condition affecting up to 5% of community-dwelling elderly. With an expected increase in the life expectancy of the general mass, there is an increase of the number of individuals suffering from the consequences of progressive cerebrovascular disease. With some form of neurodegenerative changes and other chronic medical illness, depression aggravates resulting in cognitive impairment.

The non-invasive brain stimulation techniques, and a more recent trial of a form of brain stimulation showed that these techniques can have a longer impact on the results.

What exactly is Depression?

Major depressive disorder is a common and serious medical illness which constantly brings in a negatively affect on the regular, daily activities. It has a very strong impact on how you feel, how you act and what you think. Fortunately, if diagnosed properly, it can be treated. Depression brings in feelings of sadness and/or a loss of interest in activities which once seemed to be a very pleasant task. It depends a lot on the surrounding people how they behave to tackle the emotional and physical issues in the depressed person.

There are two major types-

Major depression— this shows symptoms of depression almost all along the day, and interferes with the ability to work, sleep, daily activities and even sleep. In short, this is a major hindrance in enjoying every part of life. However, this episode generally occurs only once in a person’s lifetime and can be diagnosed with medications and non-invasive treatment. You can lookout for the Brainsway TMS locations if you want someone to be treated effectively out of this condition.

Persistent depressive disorder (dysthymia)— this shows major symptoms of depression and can continue for more than two years. A person diagnosed with this form of depression might have a history of major depression episodes along with some other severe symptoms.

Apart from these two, there are some other forms of depression that may develop under unique circumstances. They are-

•   Perinatal Depression - This is mostly in women where the women experience a full-blown major depression during pregnancy or after delivery (postpartum depression).
•    Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) - SAD often comes and goes with the seasons. It generally starts in the late fall and early winter and continues during that season. It goes away mostly by the spring and summer.
•    Psychotic Depression - This occurs when a person has severe depression along with an associated history of psychosis. People who have disturbing false fixed beliefs (delusions) or hallucinations (where they keep hearing or seeing upsetting things that are not true and cannot be seen by others) often gets into psychotic depression.

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