Depression
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No one is exempt from depression, the ‘common cold’ of psychiatric illness. We all go through it at some time or the other - each in our own way. Besides, we all react to life’s innumerable problems differently.
Depression
In simplified words, depression can be defined as sadness or grief that persists for an excessively long duration as compared to normal and significantly impairs the normal functioning of an individual.
On account of millions of people being affected by depression worldwide, it is a huge public health problem. It is especially important to diagnose it and treat it in time, because it affects not only the patient but his entire family as well as his work.
Depression can affect people of all ages and backgrounds; females are twice as likely to suffer from it as compared to males. The major problem with this condition is that it often has sub-clinical symptoms, leading it to be under-diagnosed and hence under-treated.
The condition has a propensity to worsen as time progresses and it can substantially affect the functionality of an individual. In the worst scenario, depression can lead to suicide, which results in the loss of as many as 850,000 lives every year.
Signs and Symptoms
- • Tiredness and loss of energy.
- • Sadness that doesn’t go away.
- • Loss of self-confidence and self-esteem.
- • Difficulty concentrating.
- • Not being able to enjoy things that are usually pleasurable or interesting.
- • Feeling anxious all the time.
- • Avoiding other people, sometimes even your close friends.
- • Feelings of helplessness and hopelessness.
- • Sleeping problems - difficulties in getting off to sleep or waking up much earlier than usual.
- • Very strong feelings of guilt or worthlessness.
- • Finding it hard to function at work/college/school.
- • Loss of appetite.
- • Loss of sex drive and/or sexual problems.
- • Physical aches and pains.
- • Thinking about suicide and death.
- • Self-harm
Homeopathy Treatment for Depression in India
Homoeopathy is a system of medicine that treats the person as a whole, taking into account mental and bodily types as well as the symptoms of the disease. At Dr Surmeet Homoeopathic clinic we treat the underlying cause of depression which helps in reducing emotional sensitivity and regulating Serotonin(Happy hormones) balance.
