Depression Discussion
When patients experience changes in their behavior, mood swings, changes in thoughts, and an overall decline in their health, they will be diagnosed with depression, which is a chronic mental disorder. Depression can range from mild to severe disease. It disrupts a person’s ability to handle day to day tasks and the ability to enjoy life (Fekadu, Shibeshi, & Engidawork, 2017). The occurrence of depressed mood, loss of interest in activities that were once pleasurable in the past for at least two weeks are some characteristic signs of major depressive disorder (MDD). The previous symptoms will be joined by at least four of the following indicators, including recurrent thoughts of death or suicide, changes in weight, loss of appetite, changes in sleep patterns, feeling of irrelevance or guilt, problems concentrating, altered psycho motor activity, and difficulty making decisions. Patients may experience a majority of the symptoms nearly every day and cause significant distress and impaired social life and occupation performance (Fekadu, Shibeshi, & Engidawork, 2017).NURS 6521 Week 8 : Depression Discussion