Depression isn't just a personality thing.

　　Depression is a common disease in daily life, and its occurrence makes more and more families suffer from the disease. According to experts, many people always think that those who suffer from depression are friends who are not talkative and have a more introverted character. In fact, this is not the case, suffering from depression, is not a personality decision.

　　 Data: nearly 16% of urban women suffering from depression

　　Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention recently announced the province's third chronic diseases and related risk factors monitoring results show that residents of Guangdong Province, 18 years of age or older, there are varying degrees of psychological problems, about 6.6% of the existence of different degrees of depression, of which 5.6% of the mild depression, moderate, moderately severe depression is about 1%, no severe depression. The proportion of women is higher than that of men, and the proportion of urban residents who are depressed is about twice that of rural residents.

　　Experts point out that attention and investment in mental health should be increased, especially to strengthen the attention to vulnerable groups such as young and middle-aged urban residents and female groups. Because the prevalence of depression among urban women aged 18 to 44 is as high as 15.6%, the highest prevalence; followed by rural women over 60 and urban men aged 45 to 59, with prevalence rates of 7.9% and 7.4% respectively. These three major groups, all exceed the average prevalence of depression.

　　Surveillance shows that the emotional and mental health problems of the higher age groups originate more from family relationships, and relative to the lower age groups, there is a greater tendency to think that the relationship with family members is poor or very poor, which may be related to the inability of the higher age groups to get the desired care and attention from their children and family members.

　　Experts say that when loved ones are separated, when there are financial difficulties, when there are setbacks at work, when there are quarrels between spouses, when children are becoming more and more disobedient, and when they are repeatedly troubled by somatic complaints ...... all these things can make us depressed, just to a different extent for each person. "Unhappiness", "being unhappy" or just plain sadness can lead to short periods of depression, and no treatment is needed as long as normal social functioning can continue and you can get out of it quickly.

　 　So when does a depressed mood develop into depression?

　　The director of the Psychosleep Specialist says that the characteristic symptoms of depression are low mood, diminished interest, and a lack of pleasure, which takes up the majority of the day and lasts for at least two weeks or more. Other symptoms include sleep disturbances, characterized by early awakening; anxiety or unresponsiveness, memory loss; lack of energy or feeling extremely tired; feelings of worthlessness or self-guilt; inability to concentrate or difficulty in decision-making; symptoms of gastrointestinal dysfunction, frequent urination, chest tightness, shortness of breath, weight loss, loss of libido, and menstrual disorders in some women; and thoughts of death or suicide, or even suicidal behavior.

　　"If you meet 5 of the above symptoms, including 1 or 2 characteristic symptoms (depressed mood as the main symptom), and lasts for at least 2 weeks, it suggests that the problem is not just a depressed mood anymore, but suffering from depression." Experts emphasize that at this point attention should be given and medical help should be sought.

　　As clinically evident, depression is more common than hypertension, and "some estimates say that about 15% of people abroad have depression." Like colds, rhinitis, work and life stressful modern city people may encounter almost all.

　 　Analysis of the cause: not all personality to make

　　Why depression? Most people think that the patient's personality, or its weak will performance, this, experts do not agree. The onset of depression is mainly related to genetic factors, living environment, personality and psychological factors, neuroendocrine dysfunction and physical diseases.

　　Genetic factors: if someone in the immediate family has a history of depression, the likelihood of such people suffering from depression is higher than others.

　　Social environment: more than half of the people with first-episode depression can be found to be related to the social environment. Loss of a partner, breakup of a relationship, strained interpersonal relationships, financial difficulties, or a dramatic change in lifestyle, all of these can trigger depression.

　　Psychological factors of personality: Studies have shown that people who are indecisive, sentimental, introverted and other personality traits are prone to depression on weekdays, while those who have a strong mental capacity are less likely to suffer from depression.

　　Neuroendocrine dysfunction: studies have found that patients with depression have abnormalities in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis function, and imbalance of neurotransmitters in the brain is an important factor in the development of depression.

　　Somatic diseases: sometimes the occurrence of depression is related to somatic diseases, some serious somatic diseases, such as stroke, heart attack, diabetes, hyperthyroidism, etc. often triggered by depression and aggravate the original disease.

　　The dangers of depression are well known, but even so, many people suffer from this disease every year. The above is a brief introduction to the fact that depression is not caused by personality alone, and I hope it will help you to further understand the disease. In addition, if you are suffering from depression, it is important that you seek medical attention as soon as possible, so as not to make the disease even more serious.