Essays on Depression

The same was not true in the case of the unipolar participants. In neither case did the duration of their illness seem to have an affect on their performance. In conclusion, the researcher’s hypothesis that both unipolar and bipolar participants would display impairment in memory...

About 16 million girls aged 15 to 19, and some 1 million girls under the age of 15, give birth every year according to the World Health Organization. Teenage pregnancy has been a major issue in many parts of the world for years. This issue...

From the summit to the abyss. From the trance of passion and madness to the abyss of depression. From recklessness and impulsivity to indifference. These are the extreme cases attributed to bipolar disorder (or: Bipolar disorder, formerly called Manic Depressive Psychosis), a psychiatric disease characterized...

In any given year, one in five people in Canada will experience a mental health problem or illness, and about one percent of Canadians will experience Bipolar Disorder. (Mental Health Commission of Canada, 2013) Bipolar 1 Disorder formerly known as “manic depressive” disorder is characterized...

This paper summarizes the diagnostic definition of bipolar disorder (BD) and the identifiable forms of it on the spectrum as well as the issues in identifying the physiology behind BD and analyzes the possible solutions. The determination of relevant brain areas is notably complicated by...

Empty nest elderly are the individuals who don’t live with their children. They live either with a life partner (void home couple) or alone (void home single). Alongside expanded normal future, expanding migration, and quick monetary advancement, the quantity of empty nest elderly is slowly...

Depression is the most common affective (mood) disorder, it has a range of severities and is a major cause of disability and premature deaths. There is also significant comorbidity associated with depression, increasing risk of many other diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases alongside it (possibly...