What are the causes of depression?

　　Nowadays, there are a lot of people suffering from depression, but the causes of depression are unknown to many people, experts pointed out that we should know more about the causes of depression in order to prevent depression from the root, if depression is not timely treatment, it is easy to lead to aggravation of the condition, and even lead to the patient's suicide, so it is necessary to understand the causes of depression.

　　The causes of depression:

　　First, genetic factors:

　　Genetic factors have a definite role in the causes of depression, but this mainly refers to affective psychosis depression. However, depression is not a hereditary disease, and the study of heredity is mainly through the investigation of genealogy and the study of twins.

　　Second, psychological and social factors:

　　More than half of the first onset of depression patients can be found to have psychological and social factors, but there are a lot of preaching, depressive neurosis and reactive depression of the onset of psychological and social factors exist without exception, especially the latter is obvious. But as for the emotional psychosis of depression, whether the cause of mental stimulation, or worthy of scrutiny, some patients actually exist first depressed mood, on the basis of which encountered some of the general population is not a stimulus to the "mental stimulation".

　　Third, neuroendocrine dysfunction:

　　Studies have found that patients with depression have hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis abnormalities, and plasma corticosteroid and 17-hydroxycorticosteroid levels are increased in patients with depression.

　　The above is the introduction of the causes of depression, I hope it can help you. Experts remind: If there are patients with depression in the family, must be timely psychological treatment, and to always observe the patient's situation, so as to avoid the patient's condition flare-ups, can not think of hurting their own bodies.