Essays on Depression

Understanding Depression from the Psychoanalytical Approach to Personality Depressive disorder, simply known as depression, is a devastating mental disorder that has affected many. In 2016, nearly 16 million adults have been affected by depression in the United States alone, making up an estimated 7% of…

Depression is a major issue in current world, affecting more than three hundred million people worldwide (World Health Organization, 2018). This and other negative mental conditions are directly related to overwork and challenges faced during the work period. Furthermore, these mental disorders in workplace are…

Youth in the contemporary world are vulnerable and fragile. They are at a greater risk in struggling the life game, adversities and choices. Depression is inevitable in this phase wherein it’s agonizing, confusing, and disturbing. Youth are drain, lost, hopeless, and broken. It is relentlessly…

The focal point of this essay will be the creative artifact “Explaining my depression to my mother”, a slam poetry piece penned by Sabrina Benaim. Benaim first performed her poem to an audience in 2013, during the semifinals of the National Poetry Slam in Oakland,…

I’ve been asked many times in my life, if I was okay. And as always, I would reply, “Yes, of course. It’s just a bad day. “But no, I’m not okay. And I guess, I’ll never feel that way. Every time I woke up, the…

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Depression, and Substance Abuse Disorders are one of the many mental illnesses that affect the military. The DSM-5 is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. It defines and classifies each of the mental illnesses (American Psychiatric Association, 2018). To be…

Most of the people feel sad, it is mostly seen in teenagers. If extreme sadness occurs, so that hopelessness, helplessness worthless –ensue for many days or weeks and ends in life – DEPRESSION. The individuals in the age group of 10 -19 belong to teenagers….

Personality is described as to the long-standing traits and patterns that propel individuals to consistently think, feel, and behave in specific ways (Rosie M. Spielman, 2014). With this being said there are many illnesses that are associated with personality. One of the most common mental…

Introduction Major depressive disorder is a mood disorder that has a major impact on the American population. From 2013-2016 it was reported that about 8.1% of American adults over the age of 20 were diagnosed with depression (CDC). Depression as a mental illness is very…

There are several issues in our society such as poverty, unemployment, and education. These are major issues that are talked about and have given importance since we are greatly affected by it. But how about depression? Have you ever thought that depression is a major…