Cause For Depression

Depression can be caused due to various kinds of reasons and these include both physiological and psychological factors. It has been seen that basically depression has no single cause and this form of ailment is often the result from a combination of things and most people are not even aware why depression has struck you. It should be remembered that depression is not the state of the mind alone and there are various other aspects, which are related to physical changes in the brain.

All these aspects are connected to an imbalance of a type of chemical that carries signals in your brain and nerves and these chemicals are called neurotransmitters. There are various vital factors that are involved in depression and these include aspects like the Family history because the genetics play an important part in depression and it has been seen that there are some families where the problem of depression has been running for generations and thus treating these forms of depression requires medication also.

Then there are certain forms of depression that are also caused due to trauma and stress and these include various kinds of aspects like financial problems, the breakup of a relationship, or the death of a loved one and other related problems of the mind. It has been seen that any of these factors or even their combination can bring on depression. There are some people who can get depressed with the slightest of things or changes in life and these starting a new job, graduating from school, or getting married and even shifting to a new city.

Then there are some people who can be categorized to have a pessimistic personality and these are basically the people who have low self-esteem and a negative outlook are at higher risk of becoming depressed and all of these traits may actually be caused by low-level depression, which is also called dysthymia. For such people changing the outlook towards life is very difficult and most of the times these people are saddened or upset by the smallest of things and thus make their ailments even worse.

Along with these kinds of causes of depression there are also various physical conditions that can lead to depression and these include serious medical conditions like heart disease, cancer, and HIV. All of these diseases largely contribute to depression, partly because of the physical weakness and stress they bring on to the person suffering from the same. It has been seen that depression can make medical conditions worse, since it weakens the immune system and thus it also makes the pain harder to bear.

There are various kinds of psychological disorders like anxiety disorders, eating disorders, schizophrenia, and other similar kinds of problems that cause depression. It has been seen that the causes for the depression are the most difficult to understand and thus the cure for the same are more difficult to understand. There are various kinds of disorders that one can get if this depression gets worse and hence it is vital to treat the same on time.

• John Palsson
• 24/11/2008, 6:59 PM
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