Category: Major Depressive Disorder
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My Experience of Living with Major Depressive Disorder: Reflective Essay
When I was a sophomore, I was diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder, but over the past two years, my condition has improved. I believe things like taking drugs, harming myself, and sleeping the day away, would help my depression because when I were doing those things, I felt better. To this day, I am still…
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Effect of Exercise on North American Middle-aged Women with Major Depressive Disorder
The focus of this paper is to explore the effect exercise has on North American middle-aged women with major depressive disorder. This topic was chosen because I know many people who suffer from depression and I would like to help find ways to cope with the symptoms and aftermath of this heart-wrenching disease. Finding new…
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Major Depression Disorder Treatments: Analytical Essay
Abstract With the rising number of clinically diagnosed teens and adults, there is also a need for different treatments due to the different lifestyles of individuals. Newer advances such as a new use for ketamine, acupuncture therapy, and even a mild form of therapeutic shock therapy have all shown to improve ones condition by either…
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Study of Cognitive Reactivity and Meta-cognition in Patients with First Episode Major Depressive Disorder and Recurrent Major Depressive Disorder
Background and review of literature Major depression, characterized as a common cold of psychiatry severely limits psychosocial functioning and diminishes quality of life. It is predicted that the burden of Major depressive disorder (MDD) on the modern society will be the largest of all diseases by 2030 (World Health Organization, 2008). The recent National Mental…
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Essay on Bella Swan from ‘Twilight’ and Her Major Depressive Disorder
Introduction to Fictional Characters and Psychological Disorders Undergoing a psychological disorder can alter people all around the world on an everyday basis, although has anyone ever wondered if a fictional character from a motion picture, TV show, novel, etc., is engaged with a psychological disorder well. This paper is going to address a fictional character…
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The Evaluation of The Serotonin Theory of MDD and the Effectiveness of SSRIs
Major depressive disorder (MDD), one of the leading causes of disability worldwide (Thornicroft et al., 2018), is a common psychological condition categorized under mood disorders in the DSM-5. Mood disorders consist of conditions that involve predominant problems with either mood or affect (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). According to the World Health Organisation, the prevalence of…