Research suggests that continuing difficulties long-term unemployment, living in an abusive or uncaring relationship, long-term isolation or loneliness, prolonged work stress are more likely to cause depression than recent life stresses.
What are 5 risk factors for depression?
- family history and genetics.
- chronic stress.
- history of trauma.
- gender.
- poor nutrition.
- unresolved grief or loss.
- personality traits.
- medication and substance use.
What are two causes of major depressive disorder?
Traumatic or stressful events, such as physical or sexual abuse, the death or loss of a loved one, a difficult relationship, or financial problems. Blood relatives with a history of depression, bipolar disorder, alcoholism or suicide.
What happens in the brain during depression?
Depression causes the hippocampus to raise its cortisol levels, impeding the development of neurons in your brain. The shrinkage of brain circuits is closely connected to the reduction of the affected part's function. While other cerebral areas shrink due to high levels of cortisol, the amygdala enlarges.
What is the main cause of depression?
There's no single cause of depression. It can occur for a variety of reasons and it has many different triggers. For some people, an upsetting or stressful life event, such as bereavement, divorce, illness, redundancy and job or money worries, can be the cause. Different causes can often combine to trigger depression.
What are the 5 characteristics of depression?
- Persistent depressed (low) mood. It's natural to feel down from time to time.
- Loss of interest in things you once enjoyed. Sometimes we lose interest in things we used to love.
- Feelings of worthlessness.
- Poor concentration.
- Thoughts of harming yourself.
What are the nine causes of depression?
- Abuse. Physical, sexual, or emotional abuse can make you more vulnerable to depression later in life.
- Age. People who are elderly are at higher risk of depression.
- Certain medications.
- Conflict.
- Death or a loss.
- Gender.
- Genes.
- Major events.
What are 4 major causes of depression?
- Family history. Though there are no specific genes that we can look at and trace to depression, if your family members have had depression, you are more likely also to experience depression.
- Illness and health issues.
- Medication, drugs, and alcohol.
- Personality.
What are the 3 main symptoms of unipolar depression?
- Sadness or irritability, lasting most of the day.
- Loss of interest in the majority of activities that were enjoyable before.
- Change in appetite, or sudden weight loss/gain.
- Difficulty falling asleep, or wanting to sleep more than before.
- Feelings of restlessness.
What are 3 symptoms of mood disorder?
- Ongoing sad, anxious, or “empty” mood.
- Feeling hopeless or helpless.
- Having low self-esteem.
- Feeling inadequate or worthless.
- Excessive guilt.