{"id":459,"date":"2020-11-10T09:58:46","date_gmt":"2020-11-10T09:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/women.co.ke\/?p=459"},"modified":"2020-11-10T09:58:49","modified_gmt":"2020-11-10T09:58:49","slug":"10-common-myths-about-depression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/women.co.ke\/index.php\/2020\/11\/10\/10-common-myths-about-depression\/","title":{"rendered":"10 COMMON MYTHS ABOUT DEPRESSION."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Depression is one of the conditions that is clouded with mystery and myth. While depression is a condition that affects how a person thinks, feels, and acts, myth can take it out of proportion and portray it as something else. For depression to be effective the symptoms must be existing for a period of not less than 2 weeks consecutively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-10-myths-about-depression\">10 Myths about Depression.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Only women get depressed.<\/li><li>It is not a real illness.<\/li><li>Depression is curable.<\/li><li>Depression is the same as being sad.<\/li><li>Depression is only in the head.<\/li><li>Depression can only be managed by medication.<\/li><li>If your parents have it, so Can you.<\/li><li>Depression isn\u2019t a big deal.<\/li><li>It\u2019s a part of life to deal with depression.<\/li><li>Depression is only caused by a traumatic event.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Some myths are misconceptions about the true facts of depression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"739\" height=\"415\" src=\"https:\/\/women.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/10-COMMON-MYTHS-ABOUT-DEPRESSION.2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/women.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/10-COMMON-MYTHS-ABOUT-DEPRESSION.2.jpg 739w, https:\/\/women.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/10-COMMON-MYTHS-ABOUT-DEPRESSION.2-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 739px) 100vw, 739px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-types-of-depression\">TYPES OF DEPRESSION.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-clinical-depression\">Clinical Depression.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a mental health disorder that is depicted by depressed mood and loss of interest in activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-persistent-depressive-disorder\">Persistent Depressive Disorder.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>This is generally a mild type of depression but with long-term low mood effects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-bipolar-disorder\">Bipolar Disorder.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Bipolar is associated with a combination of low mood swings and depressive manic highs. This is a very severe type of depression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-bipolar-ii-disorder\">Bipolar ii Disorder.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>A less severe type of bipolar disorder, distinguished by depressive and hypomanic episodes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-postnatal-depression\">Postnatal Depression.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"554\" height=\"554\" src=\"\"><br>It\u2019s the type of depression that happens after childbirth. Postpartum depression, as it is commonly referred, can develop into a major depression later in life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"639\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/women.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/10-COMMON-MYTHS-ABOUT-DEPRESSION.3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/women.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/10-COMMON-MYTHS-ABOUT-DEPRESSION.3.jpg 639w, https:\/\/women.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/10-COMMON-MYTHS-ABOUT-DEPRESSION.3-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-symptoms-of-depression\">SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"624\" height=\"350\" src=\"\"><br>Depression has many symptoms depending on the type of person. Basically, the symptoms include the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-mood\">Mood.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Depression is identified by anger, anxiety, guilt, hopelessness, loss of interest or enjoyment in activities, mood swings, or panic attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-behavioral\">Behavioral<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Crying all the time, irritability or restlessness are good signs of someone under depression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-whole-body\">Whole-body<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Unexplained fatigue, and loss of appetite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-weight\">Weight<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Unnecessary weight gain or loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-cognitive\">Cognitive<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Lack of concentration or undesirable thoughts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-psychological\">Psychological<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Depression could be a possibility if a person exhibits a fear of the unknown, insomnia, or contemplating suicide. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-treatment\">TREATMENT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For any form of treatment to be prescribed, the patient has to be examined by a medical professional to determine the type of depression the sufferer has.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"624\" height=\"469\" src=\"\"><br>After the diagnosis any of the following or a combination of two can be used for the treatment of depression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Medication such as antidepressants, anxiolytics, and antipsychotics<\/li><li>Talk therapy and counseling.<\/li><li>Psychotherapy<\/li><li>Hormone therapy.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The treatment range from short-term, medium, and lifelong. The causes of depression such as biological, psychological, and social aspects, impact greatly on the type of depression disorder, treatment, and whether the disorder can be cured after a few weeks or months or it can\u2019t be cured.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Depression is one of the conditions that is clouded with mystery and myth. While depression is a condition that affects how a person thinks, feels, and acts, myth can take it out of proportion and portray it as something else. 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