Abstract
This paper discusses how depression is a disorder that has particular symptoms and signs by which it can be recognized and would be prevalent for some duration. It looks at how it affects the individual, his/her ability to think and act, and also creates distress for the individual affected. It shows how people of all ages are affected by depression and how, often, depression goes unnoticed by the person, his family, and even the family physician. It examines forms of treatment and how, in some cases, a combination therapy becomes necessary for an effective treatment.

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"Most of the Indications of Depression comprise of bad temper, grief, fatigue, poor self-image, self-criticism, disgrace, culpability, manic behavior, and suicidal feelings. (Yaffe; Edwards; Covinsky; Kenneth and Eng, 2003) The indications of depression differ amid persons. One individual might feel restless and will not get sleep, while others may become sluggish and slumber for the most part of the day. Every now and then it can be of assistance to study the alteration in thinking and deeds for obvious symptoms. Body- Insomnia and weariness manifest the most obvious form in which depression can be realized in the body. It influences the psyche, complexity in making judgment, reduces the power of attention or even indulges in "rumination", which refers to the constant ponderings on a particular topic."

Tags:unipolar, medication, chemical, inbalance, mental, illness

Abstract
This paper briefly examines what nurses can do in order to combat clinical depression in patients. The information within the paper is synthesized, the present-day knowledge gap is acknowledged and the role of the nurse in ameliorating patient outcomes is succinctly outlined.

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"The following paper will briefly examine what nurses can do - and still need to do - in order to combat clinical depression in patients. Suffice it to say, information will be synthesized, the present-day knowledge gap will be acknowledged and the role of the nurse in ameliorating things will be succinctly outlined. The first article up for discussion is one by Scanlan et al (2006) that looks at what practicing nurses can do to manage the depression which inevitably afflicts some of their patients. The study essentially found that patients who receive supportive nursing care - the nurse functions as..."

Tags:nurses, combating, depression

Abstract
This paper relates that a sample of 200 university students, who have been diagnosed with clinical depression, were surveyed using questionnaires in order to test the correlation factor between clinical depression and illegal drug use. The paper points out that questionnaires revealed that 68% of the students had responded in the affirmative when questioned if they had used illegal drugs while battling clinical depression. The paper indicates that these results prove that clinically depressed students often seek to escape their stressful situations through the hallucinatory trance effect offered by illegal drugs. The paper also includes a description of the methodology and a table.

Table of Contents:
Abstract
Introduction
Methodology
Results
Discussion

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"In university and academic campuses all over the world, students increasingly feel the need to excel in their academic life as well as effectively play multi-faceted roles in their familial and societal lives. Burdened with increasing academic loads, parental and peer pressure, students often become depressed and withdrawn when they fail to meet expectations. While some students are quick to recover and once again join the academic fray, for others however, the depressive symptoms linger for much longer."

Tags:hypothesis, temporary escape, sample population, chi-square administration

Abstract
This paper discusses the nature of biology in the scope of depression in the human brain. The writer explains that by researching how this type of chemical process is illuminated in the idea of clinical depression, one can learn much about effects of the psychological perspectives involved. With all of these aspects to create a more conducive argument for depression, one can learn that much of the elements of depression can be seen in this type of scientific format. In this paper, a series of different ways with which biology can be associated with psychological reactions are covered to prove this point.

Abstract
This paper examines how depression, a condition consisting of symptoms, such as extreme sadness for a prolonged duration of time, loss of interest in activities once enjoyed, marked increase or decrease of appetite, etc., is increasing rapidly among children and adolescents in the United States today. It looks at how several factors, such as maternal depression and interpersonal relationships, are contributing to this trend. It examines depression in the child and adolescent populations, the warning signs, its implications, and proposed therapeutic treatments.

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"Currently in the U.S., nearly 2 million children and adolescents are diagnosed with some form of depression, with twice as many adolescence girls as boys, being diagnosed with depression. More than half of depressed adolescents has a recurrence within seven years. In some cases, the biological tendency toward depression is hereditary. In several other cases, environmental stressors are the basis of depression. Clinical depression may resemble these emotional dips, but it is much more pervasive, long lasting, and life threatening. A common fallacy is that childhood is a blithe, uncomplicated time in one's life. Today's family system may be a basis of depression."

Tags:prozac, eating, disorders, bipolar, disorder, adhd

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This thesis focus looks at the correlation between child abuse and childhood depression among Latino children, in terms of whether child abuse contributes to childhood depression. The thesis focuses on the Latino community that resides in California. This community is made up of first-generation immigrants and their families, who have been born in the United States. The thesis explores what child abuse is, how it can be measured, and also what depression is, the most likely causes for depression, and how depression can be measured. The factors that contribute to all of these conditions within the Latino community are also discussed in terms of what cultural factors are important in determining the levels of these conditions within the community, both internally (i.e., culturally) and externally (i.e., socio-politically). The links between abuse (intrafamilial and inter-racial) and depression are then explored, and conclusions are drawn regarding the factors that contribute to childhood depression in this racial group within the United States.

Introduction
Problem Statement
Significance
Purpose
Latino's in the US: Characteristics and Diagnosed Mental Health Needs
Need for Mental Health Care
High-Need Populations
Availability of Mental Health Services
Access to Mental Health Services
Use of Mental Health Services
Appropriateness and Outcomes of Mental Health Services
Latino'in Society: Welfare and Minority Families
Legislative and Legal Advocacy of Latino Families
The Formalization of Informal Latino Family Supports
Child Abuse
What is Abuse?
Incidence of Child Abuse
Diagnosing Abuse
The Dimension of the Problem
Prevalence Studies
Rate of Child Abuse Increase
Potential Long-Term Effects of Abuse
Depression
Scope of the Problem
Clinical Characteristics
Risk Factors
What is Depression?
Depression in Children
Treatments for Childhood Depression
Latino's and Depression: How is Depression Expressed?
Levels of Depression in the Latino Community
Risk Factors that May Contribute to Clinical Depression
Implications in the Latino Community
Single Parents
Lack of Resources
Discussion

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"The Latino community has it's own deeply embedded cultural values and beliefs. Obedience is an important element for a family to be considered a good family (una buena familia). For the purpose of this study, the parents may be mother and father, or possible the grandparents, all of which will be addressed as the primary caregiver.
The Latino family defines discipline as a form of corporal punishment; the caretakers themselves may have been abused as children, and therefore consider corporal punishment an acceptable way to hand out discipline. Furthermore, it is difficult to get caretakers to see that when they discipline a child with corporal punishment, they are discharging their own anger on them, in many cases inflicting more pain and injury than was originally intended. The child then feels powerless and confused, and does not have labels for those feelings, and cannot verbalize what is happening to them, physically or emotionally."

Tags:treatment, risk, health, care, psychology, punishment, discipline

Abstract
The paper discusses the mood disorder of clinical depression and its most common manifestations. The paper relates that although clinical depression is most common in adults, it can also manifest itself in children and teenagers. The paper describes the medications used to treat depression that include various types of antidepressants, substances known as atypical antidepressants, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and finally, forms of psychotherapies.

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"Medically speaking, the mood disorder known as depression is a mental disturbance characterized by feelings of sadness, despair and discouragement, resulting from and normally proportionate to some type of personal loss or tragedy. This level of depression is quite common, due to humans sharing a wide range of emotional responses to various events and/or situations. For example, some people who experience mild depression may exhibit it by being sad, discouraged or miserable, depending on the situation at hand (Williams, 2003, p. 78)."

Tags:antidepressants, electroconvulsive, therapy, psychotherapies

Abstract
This paper describes clinical depression, first categorizing it and then expanding upon the various facets of depression. The paper begins with a broad description of the condition and then takes a closer look at the parameters of depression itself. A history of depression is also provided as well as several key assertions that can fairly be made about depression: 1) there are definite factors which can be used to help the depressed individual; 2) being depressed is as much a disease as something like heart disease or cancer, but luckily, it does not have to be a fatal one. The paper concludes that the challenge for organized psychology and medicine going forward will be to both increase the understanding of the disease and improve treatment options.

Outline:
Introduction
The Parameters of Depression
The History of Depression
Conclusion

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"The human mind, as the most complex among all forms of life on planet earth, can experience a wide range of feelings, emotions and reactions. As such, it is perfectly normal for human beings to occasionally feel sad for a variety of reasons, ranging from the loss of a loved one to an unpleasant experience and the like. For some individuals, however, feelings of sadness never subside, or can intermittently incapacitate the individual for weeks, months, or years on end. This can be classified as clinical depression, which separates the normal cases of "the blues" from a serious psychological condition which can lead to suicide, homicide, or any other of a wide variety of horrible manifestations (Belsky, 2007)."

Tags:treatment, therapy, suicide, Lincoln

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This study pertains to pessimism and its origins, and also, the question of confusion arising as the 'neurotic' trait of pessimism is missed for the marker of clinical depression, i.e. Major Depression, that it may also constitute. The problem is one that must be approached by way of several bodies of literature, given burgeoning scientific and theoretical studies continuing to explore the origin of depression in individuals and populations. The disease is typified by a pessimistic attitude towards the present and the future. Indeed, these can the strongest, uniting symptom of Depressive cases.

Abstract
This paper discusses how clinical depression is a mood disorder in which feelings of sadness, loss, anger, or frustration interfere with everyday life for an extended time. The paper contends that depression cannot be cured without the help of a medical professional and looks at treatment options such as medication and counseling.

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"Studies have been linked that depression is hereditary throughout families. Depression that is associated with chemical imbalances can be hereditary because the chemical imbalances are a biological trait which can be passed generation to generation. If the family member suffered depression that was not chemically based, such as depression due to post traumatic stress, then it is unlikely that the depression is hereditary. Depression in and of itself is not, however, there are clear indications that bi-polar disease and some chemical imbalances of the brain are hereditary. (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2007)"

Tags:bipolar, disorder, medication