Question

discuss depression .
medcation risk of depression .
suicide risk of depression
medication needed for depression and important teachings about depression medication.

Answer 1

Depression is a mood disorder which can be described as feelings of sadness, loss or anger that interfere with a persons daily activities. People often experience depression in many ways. They may interfere in the personallife and relationships, sometimes deal with daily activties etc.This depression can sometimes worsen other disease conditions too.Depression often affects the mood, sometimes it may affect the body too.Common symtoms of depression includes;

mood varations

feeling of emptiness and sadness

loss of interest in the favourite activities

inability to concentrate

sleep disturbances

fatigue, pain, headache etc.

impairment in cognitive abliilties.

The common causes or reasons of occurence of depression are;

• family hstory
• eary childhood trauma
• if frontal lobe of the brain is less active
• due to any medical conditions
• drug use

2. risk of depression;

• weight gain or loss
• physical pain
• substance use problems
• panic attacks
• relationship problems
• social isolation
• thoughts of suicide
• self-harm

3. The suicidal risk is more in patients who suffers depression.They feel that they are not worth to the society and they are alone. This mid set would prompt the patients to attempt sucide atleast once. So, while treating such patients we have to be careful that we should put the patient alone with no sharp materials in the room and other harmful materials.

4.Medications needed for depression are;

• antidepressants
• antianxiety
• antipsychotic medications

Important teaching about medications are;

• while taking this medications we have to do as prescribed by the physician
• do not change the dose without consulting the doctor
• each drug has their own side effects and it should be properly informed to the bystanders
• if any unsual behaviour report it immediately to the doctor.