Depression in Man
Affected Profile
The depressed person feels sadness, apathy and lack of enthusiasm for life. Have a negative opinion of herself and wishes to stay away from dems.Sufre sleep disturbances, loss of appetite, crying, but sometimes you feel unable to mourn and express emotions and often sentimientos.Con deconcentration is irritated, lose interest in usual activities and even tend to think of ideas like death and suicide.
In Spain it is estimated that approximately 7.5% of the population suffers a depressive syndrome. One in four women experience a depressive episode during their life and between 10 and 15 100 men affected by this problem.
Causes
In the knowledge of the causes of the disease have made great progress and checked the related factors are genetic, biological, environmental and psicolgico.En most depressive disorders detected the existence of a chemical imbalance of some substances produced by the brain such as serotonin, which is the substance responsible for regulating mood. Among the highlights environmental causes loss of a loved one, illness of a family to which we must take care, labor problems, family, etc. Although it may sometimes also be caused by the interaction of genetic factors and ambientales.En sense, depression is a way to adapt to a situation of loss: either real (like the death of a loved one, illness, marital problems , labor, etc.) or imaginary (fear that something will happen that has not yet occurred). Beating Depression
All humans have their own resources to face the most difficult situations with which we will meet in the lives.The problem occurs when these resources are not staffed to deal with these situations. Given the conflicts and problems, instead of lamenting and sink, we trust our ability to solve and with confidence, security and self esteem to confront them and seek resolverlos.No it comes to avoiding painful feelings caused by real events. In reality, the goal is to learn to perceive life with more realism and distinguish what is the real sorrow and true joy and in sadness, depressed people is the result of pessimistic thoughts and beliefs that leads them to see the negative side ocurre.Por than they must therefore learn to be objective with gaps, concerns and conflicts, and try to play down as most of the time the negative thoughts that invade our minds are responsible for the changes in our emotions. These thoughts are those that cause us sadness and sense of futility. The important thing is to learn to identify and then seek to refute them and replace them with positive and realistic character. Drugs
Currently, many drugs used in treating depression. The experts tend to rely on antidepressants that increase serotonin levels, while treatment based solely on the use of antidepressants in many cases is not enough.
Today we are testing the efficacy of the combination of pharmacotherapy with psychological treatment. The latter provides the resources to properly interpret the events and circumstances, and helps to face the world in a positive and realistic.
It is also advisable to try to express the feelings and concerns openly with our friends and family. This will help us to see the events with more perspective, and it is possible that advice and support from others, we can report great help and relief.
