Depression

Because the future of society weighs so heavily of young adults, many are finding the mental stability of this age group to be a significant priority. This is undoubtedly why so much attention and research is being done in psychology on this age group and the problem of depression that seems to be rising. Many theories as to why young adults experience depression, the best treatments and therapies for young adults with depression and how depression will effect the future of a young adult's life are currently being made and debated. This mass of research currently being done is just the first step to solving such a major problem that affects so many people. .
             Depression can be triggered by a number of things such as loneliness, a tragedy in one's life, stress and low self esteems, but why are some young adults able to cope with these things and move on with their lives, while others are not and fall into depression? It is normal for young adults or anyone to appear to be and feel depressed for days, weeks and sometimes months about a tragic event in one's life, disappointment in one's self or others or mental stress. Often time's people are depressed for no apparent reason and although these feelings are frustrating, they are very normal. What is not normal is to become overwhelmed with sad and hopeless feelings that are enabling one to function for a prolonged period of time. These are symptoms of MDD (Major Depressive Disorder) (Morris and Maisto, 2001). Approximately one quarter of late adolescents and young adults have already suffered from at least one episode of MDD (Hart, Craighead and Craighead, 2001). Depression like this is not like the normal sad feelings that so many of us experience from time to time, it is possible that there is a chemical unbalance, a .
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             genetic trait that triggers the abnormality or something else entirely different that is causing the problem (Corzine, 1996).