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According to Healthguide.org, Depression is a common and serious mental disorder that affects the way you feel, think, and function in daily activities.  Depression can interfere with the abilities to work, study, sleep, eat, and enjoy life.  Some people feel helplessness, hopelessness, and worthlessness while others feel lifeless, empty, and apathetic.

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Depression is a very treatable disorder.  80-90% of people respond well to treatments.  Depression is treatable with medications.  Antidepressants can be prescribed to help biochemistry in the brain.  Medications should help within the first 2 weeks, but full benefits may not show up for 2-3 months.  It is recommended that People keep taking medications up to 6 months after they are "cured."  Cognitive behavioral therapy is another method used to treat depression.  How it works is it helps a person recognize their distorted thinking then helps them take action to change their thinking and behavior.

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Symptoms include: feeling sad or being in a depressed mood; loss of interest and pleasure in activities that someone once enjoyed; changes in appetite; sleeping too little or too much; loss of energy and increased fatigue; difficulty thinking, concentrating, or making decisions; thoughts of death or suicide.  Differences in chemicals in the brain may contribute to some symptoms, and genetics also play a role in depression.

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How Many People in the World Suffer From Depression?

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How Many People in the World Suffer From Depression?

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350 Million people suffer from depression.

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Bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression, is a mental health disorder that causes extreme mood changes.  According to UptoDate.com, “ If you have bipolar disorder, you may sometimes feel excessively elated, impulsive, irritable, or irrational (called mania) or hypomanic (a milder form of mania). Other times you may feel excessively sad (called major depression).”  Bipolar disorder makes it hard to do your job and form relationships with people.

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What are the Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder?

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What are the Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder?

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Symptoms include: mania- causes abnormal and persistent emotions at different times; feelings of “special powers” and superiority; decreased need for sleep; excessive talking; increased activity; racing thoughts; short attention span; inappropriate laughing or joking; hypomania- less severe version of mania; depression; alcohol and drugs. According to Uptodate.com, “more than 60 percent of people with bipolar disorder abuse alcohol or drugs.”

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Treatment for Bipolar Disorder focuses on managing symptoms and keeping you safe.  Medicines, known as mood stabilizers, are the main treatment for bipolar disorder.  Generally the medicine is prescribed for long amounts of time, and other medicine can also be added for short periods of time on top of the main medication.  The most common medicine to treat Bipolar Disorder is lithium and another one is olanzapine (Zyprexa).

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How Many People Suffer from this Disorder?

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How Many People Suffer from this Disorder?

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5.7 million adults in America have Bipolar Disorder.

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Schizophrenia is a severe and chronic mental disorder that can affect how a person thinks, feels, and behaves.  People with this disorder may seem like they have lost touch with reality.  An imbalance in the interrelated chemical reactions in the brain play a role in Schizophrenia.  Problems in brain development before birth can also be a factor.  Puberty also triggers psychotic symptoms that can lead to schizophrenia.

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Symptoms start between the ages of 16 and 30.  Positive symptoms (behaviors not typically seen in healthy people.  Symptoms that make people “lose touch” with reality) include: hallucinations, delusions,  thought disorders, and movement disorders.  Negative symptoms (symptoms that have to do with disruptions in normal behaviors) include: “flat affect”-reduced expression of emotions from either facial expressions or voice tone; poor executive functioning- understanding information and using it to make decisions; trouble focusing or paying attention; problems with working memory- using information right after learning it.

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Is There a Cure to Schizophrenia? Can you Control it? 

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Is There a Cure to Schizophrenia? Can you Control it? 

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Unfortunately there is no cure, but you can treat the symptoms.  The causes of schizophrenia are unknown so the best that people can do for it is to treat the symptoms.  Antipsychotics are a medication that people take usually in pill or liquid medication form.  Some people get them in shots 2-3 times a month.  The medication may have some side effects but they usually go away within a couple of days.  Psychosocial treatments are effective for people who find a medication that works for them. This method is where people that have schizophrenia, learn and use coping skills to address the everyday challenges of their disorder to help them achieve their life goals like getting a job or going to school.

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How Many People Suffer from Schizophrenia?

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How Many People Suffer from Schizophrenia?

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51 million people worldwide have Schizophrenia.

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What is Antisocial Personality Disorder?

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What is Antisocial Personality Disorder?

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Antisocial Personality disorder is a personality disorder characterized by disregarding feelings and rights of other people.  According to Health Reference Center, “Patterns of irresponsibility, aggression toward others, and impulsive "acting out" in social situations recur and interfere with a person's ability to function in society.”

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What are the Symptoms of Antisocial Personality Disorder?

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What are the Symptoms of Antisocial Personality Disorder?

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Symptoms include: lack of concern for consequences, impulsiveness, pattern of criminal behavior, lying for personal profit or pleasure, lack of empathy, aggressiveness or violent behavior, disregard for safety and responsibility, and lack of remorse (regret).

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Yes and No.  This disorder develops early on and it’s the natural way that these people define themselves, and this is what makes it harder to treat.  Treatment with drugs and medication has not proven to be helpful.  The most effective way to help people with this disorder is a close personal relationship with a significant older person in their life that they can look up to as a role model.

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How Many People Suffer from Antisocial Personality Disorder? 

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How Many People Suffer from Antisocial Personality Disorder? 

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Worldwide, 3% of men and 1% of women have it.

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This is important to me because my family has been affected by depression. The 21 year old pictured down below is my cousin who committed suicide because he had severe depression. Mental disorders are a big part in everybody's lives because if you don't have one, somebody you know does. I was just interested in researching depression and other mental disorders so that I would know more about them and maybe help people who do have them to get some help.

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Works Cited Crawford, Benna. “How Does Exercise Affect Your Self-Esteem?” LIVESTRONG.COM, Leaf Group, 11 Sept. 2017, www.livestrong.com/article/438937-how-does-exercise-affect-your-self-esteem/. “Depression Symptoms and Warning Signs.” Depression Symptoms and Warning Signs: Recognizing Depression...

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All images are my own, or from google.