What Gives Rise To Depression
Posted in Depression by depressiondoctor on November 3rd, 2006
There are a lot of reasons that can account for the individuals to go through depression and since depression is just like a fire slowly eating out the people on the inside, we need to help and support these people who are suffering from them.
The reasons that can cause the development of depression include genetics, environmental factors, medical conditions, the crunching situations in life, financial worries, etc. There are a lot of other problems that are there that contribute to the development of depression and can be explored if a proper history of that individual is being taken.
It is a widely accepted fact that most of the qualities are being inherited from the genetic makeup that is being passed on from generation to generation and so is depression, but it is not necessary that the individuals who are going through depression definitely have that genetic makeup that accounts for their depression.
A major event or situation that causes people to go through depression includes the death of a close family member or a very close friend, which is a severe shock that an individual goes through and ultimately leads an individual to go through a severe depressive episode.
The environment of a home in which a family lives is a very important factor that can cause severe stress in the family members and if that stressed environment continues to gone, then it will not only put the adults in a state of severe depression, it will also cause the children to be under severe stress. This environment needs to be corrected as soon as possible because if it is not corrected then the children will be the major victim of such.
There are a lot of social conditions that have a very deep impact on our lives such as poverty, people who do not have any homes, who cannot afford for their medicines, people who are subjected to violence on a daily basis. There are a lot of people who are also going through a lot of other social situations where they suffer the bitter things and are greatly depressed. These are the people who need our attention and we need to care for them and help them with whatever resources we can.
Drug abuse is also a very major cause of depression. Alcohol and specific drugs causes chemical changes in the brain and thus result in the depressant effects. There are also medical conditions that causes chemical changes in brain that results in depression and when these medical conditions are treated or when the individual stops using the alcohol and drugs, the depression is usually relieved and the person returns back to their normal self.