coping bipolar
Depression as a psycho-doctor is classified into three types: unipolar depression, major depressive disorder, bipolar affective and depression. Bipolar depression is more serious than the other two types, but all can be treated to the point of cure or a high degree of control. In this report we will deal with how to distinguish between the three types of depression.
Unipolar depression: As mentioned above, this is the least serious of the three types of depression, but the most common psychiatric illness that affects 6% -10% of adults. Unipolar depression usually can be attributed directly or indirectly, to a stimulus externally, as a recent incident or event in the life of the patient, or a disease, or side effects of the udder. In other words, depression is unipolar 'depression reactive '.
More severe symptoms of unipolar depression include:
- Suicidal thoughts
- Loss of interest in life and life activities
- Negative attitude
- Avoid eye contact while talking
- Decrease of libido
- Weight loss
- Sleep disorders
- Gastrointestinal disorders
Major Depressive Disorder: Many medical studies have not considered this type of depression as a separate category, but a more intense form of unipolar depression, with The only major difference being that can not be attributed to a known cause.
Affective bipolar depression: This category of depression is a combination of unipolar depression and mania, and is therefore also called manic-depressive disorder. It is a psychosomatic disorder very serious. The patient's mood and cyclically oscillations severely unipolar depression and mania. Symptoms of bipolar affective depression are:
- All or some of the symptoms of unipolar depression mentioned above.
- Additional symptoms such as:
- A combination of paranoia and schizophrenia
- False sense of grandeur.
- Picking disputes can escalate into violence physics.
- Hyperactivity
- Abnormal talkativeness
- The lack of trial
Conclusion: Depression is the most common unipolar, but bipolar affective depression is the most serious. In many cases, depression bipolar affective starts with just the symptoms of unipolar depression and then deteriorates, which makes the diagnosis when the patient about the doctor. Moreover, found that bipolar depression often has a higher genetic load, ie, the patient has a family history of manic behavior. All types Depression can be treated, usually with success if the patient stays for medical advice and does not increase / decrease the dose or discontinue or suspend the medication on their own accord. Finally, self-medication for any type of depression is a strict no-no because most antidepressants come with side effects, most of which are potentially dangerous.
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