" However depression results vary from person to person, some try their best to hide it, and others show numerous sign which enable their family and friends to question their behavior being shown. ... You may ask the person to talk to someone he trusts or seek for professional help. ...
Patty Duke and Gloria Hochman (1992). A brilliant Madness: Living with manic-depressive illness New York: Bantam Books. Nonfiction The story I read was the true-life story of the actress from the 70's, Patty Duke. This book was one of continuing suspense and you could hardly put it down for anticipation of what was to come. The one thing I did not like about this book was the way it alternated between Patty's story and the co authors medical views in every other chapter. ...
Being human comes with experiencing and managing many different emotions, sadness being one of them. Everyone will occasionally feel sad or down, and those feelings are normal and in many cases will pass within a couple of days. However, depression is an "illness that involves the body, mood, and th...
Many of the ones who find out and don't understand call them attentions seekers, which isn't the case at all. ... And the attention seekers are the ones who self-harm are doing it for pity from others, and to make the hurt ones feel worse about themselves. ...
In today's society, people are better fed, better clothed, better housed, and better educated than at any previous time in history. We also have more quality health care, life expectancy, environmental safety, and computer technology. But with all these ups comes a downfall. More Americans today are...
Along with the proper prescribed medication, a person suffering from depression should seek professional counseling and have their family be aware of the normal symptoms of depression. ... Mood disorders are often accompanied by other psychological problems such as anxiety, eating disorders, hyperactivity, substance abuse and suicide (Blackman, 1995; Brown, 1996; Lasko et al., 1996; Oster & Montgomery, 1996) all of which can hide depressive symptoms. ...
The symptoms of borderline patients are similar to those for which most people seek psychiatric help: depression, mood swings, the use and abuse of drugs and alcohol as a means of trying to feel better; obsessions, phobias, feelings of emptiness and loneliness, inability to tolerate being alone, problems about eating. ...
