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A 5 page research paper that examines the diagnosis, stigma, and treatment available for depression. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Levis death as incorporating a "touch of shame" that this man, who had endured Nazi concentration camps, would succumb to depression (32-33). In his text, Styron asserts that the medical
establishment stigmatizes the victims of depression, defining them as "other," which is an epithet that only exacerbates the effects of depression--sometimes pushing patient closer to suicide rather than away
from this ultimate solution. This brings up questions pertaining to how, precisely, is a diagnosis of depression reached, and what therapies are available, which might mitigate the suffering of depressed
patients. While everyone feels down or "blue" every once in awhile, clinical depression is characterized by persistent feelings of sadness, anxiety, worthlessness and hopelessness that persistent no matter what
the circumstances in a persons life (Woods 54). Experts recommend that if an individual cannot "work, sleep, eat or enjoy activities" then a diagnosis of depression should be suspected and
a physician should be consulted (Woods 54). An individual must meet five or more of the diagnostic criteria in regards to major depressive disorder for a period of two weeks
or longer in order to be diagnosed with this malady (Nicolson and Clayfield 136). Criteria includes "significant weight loss or change in appetite; trouble sleeping; agitation; fatigue; feeling worthless or
guilty: difficulty concentrating or making decisions or in the extreme, feeling suicidal" (Nicolson and Clayfield 136). It is interesting to note that often individuals with the same diagnosis of
depression may look and act quite differently from each other and may also act differently over time (Nicolson and Clayfield, 136). Experts feel that clinical depression, bipolar disorder and
dysthymia (a less severe form of depression) may be caused by a lack or balance or certain brain endorphins (Woods 54). Nicolson and Clayfield report that depression is one of
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