Depressionandhowtobeatit,如何战胜抑郁症,多维教程探索

组员：曾s 韦 王s,Depression and How to Beat It,Para7Para10,By Wang No. B16-46,There are about 15% of the U.S. population will have a serious depression at some time in their lives usually before they hit their 40s., Woman: 20% Man: 10%,At any given moment, 3% of men and 6% of women are depressed.,Baby-boomers and busters are 36 times more likely to report a depression than someone born at the turn of the century.,Reasons:1. Successive generations have higher expectations from life and are more likely to be disappointed;2. Family stability diminished.,Manic depression 躁狂抑郁症Moods swing from wild euphoria to deep despair.,Chronic hypomania 慢性轻度躁狂More likely to hit highly intelligent people.Before: extraordinary energy, remarkable creativity, a talent for synthesizing seemingly disparate bits of data.After: depression 70% of the time and toward mania most other times.,What causes depression?,Depression is likely to be caused by a complex combination of factors.,Physical changes to the brain it is known that some part of a depressed brain show less activity than normal when stimulated; some parts of the brain even reduce in volume.Neurotransmitters (神经递质) these chemical messengers in the brain have been implicated in the cause of depression since the 1970s. A central nervous system disruption in serotonin, norepinephrine and dopamine are thought to be a direct cause of depression.Hormones (荷尔蒙) hormone changes may trigger depression. Hormone changes are seen in thyroid problems, menopause and in other conditions.,With changes in noradrenergic, dopaminergic and serotonergic neurotransmitter levels theorized.,Biological,Neurotrophin,The parents, siblings, and children of a depressed person are four times more likely to get depressed than a nonrelative.,Depressed persons identical twin is at ten times the risk.,Abuse of recreational drugs - including alcohol, amphetamines - can accompany depression or result in it. There is a high level of comorbidity between drug abuse and depression.,Some prescription drugs - including corticosteroids, some beta-blockers, interferon, and reserpine - can lead to depression.,Treatments,Antidepressants to Treat Depression,Psychological treatments,Physical therapy gives appropriate non-drug therapy to the human body to deal with the patients pain through the nature of the physical factors.,Magnetic field therapy (磁场疗法)Alternative therapy (替代性疗法)Experimental therapy (实验疗法)Reflexology (反射疗法)Exercise therapy (运动疗法)Electroconvulsive therapy (电痉挛疗法 )Luminous therapy (光疗), etc.,Physical Tr