Table of contents:
- 1.Major depression (major depression)
- 2.Chronic depression (dysthymia)
- 3. Situational depression
- 4. Seasonal mood disorders (seasonal affective disorder)
- 5. Bipolar disorder
- 6. Postpartum depression
- 7. Premenstrual depression
Basically, depression is a disorder mood which was much more serious than feeling the lingering sadness. However, there are many types of depression. In addition, the symptoms and complaints of depression also usually vary from person to person. So what are the types of depression that should be known? The following is the full explanation.
1.Major depression (major depression)
Major depression is also known as major depression or clinical depression. Major depression is one of the two most commonly diagnosed types of depression. You can be diagnosed with major depression if the symptoms of sadness, hopelessness, and loneliness have persisted for over two weeks.
Major depression symptoms are generally serious enough to have a profound effect on a person's activities and quality of life. For example, you have no appetite at all, your body is weak so you don't have the urge to work or do activities as usual, and avoid people such as at work or in your family.
Until now, the exact cause of major depression is not known. However, several things that can trigger depression include heredity (genetics), bad experiences, psychological trauma, and disorders of the brain's chemical and biological makeup.
2.Chronic depression (dysthymia)
The other type of depression that is most commonly diagnosed is chronic depression. Unlike major depression, this type of chronic depression is usually experienced for two consecutive years or more. However, the symptom severity can be milder or more severe than for major depression.
Chronic depression is generally less disruptive to activity patterns, but it tends to affect quality of life. For example, being insecure, disturbed thought patterns, difficulty concentrating, and easily give up.
There are many triggers. Starting from heredity, other mental health problems such as bipolar disorder and anxiety, experiencing trauma, having chronic illnesses, and physical injuries to the head.
3. Situational depression
Situational depression is a type of depression that is not very definite. Usually, this type of depression is characterized by the appearance of depressive symptoms such as feeling depressed and changes in sleep and diet patterns when there is an event that gives a high enough mental stress.
Simply put, the emergence of depressive symptoms is caused by the brain's response to stress. Situational depression triggers are different. This can range from a positive incident such as a marriage or adjusting to a new workplace to losing your job, divorce, or separation from immediate family.
4. Seasonal mood disorders (seasonal affective disorder)
People with seasonal mood disorders will experience different symptoms of depression depending on the season.
The appearance of this disturbance is closely related to changes in the time of the winter or the rainy season which tends to be shorter and there is very little sunlight. This disorder will get better on its own when the weather gets brighter and warmer.
5. Bipolar disorder
This type of depression is usually experienced by people who have bipolar disorder. In bipolar disorder, patients can experience two contradictory conditions, namely depression and mania.
Manic conditions are characterized by the emergence of behavior or emotions that are overflowing. For example, a feeling of excitement or fear that erupts and cannot be controlled.
In contrast, the depressive state of bipolar disorder is characterized by sensations of helplessness, hopelessness, and sadness. This condition can also cause someone to shut themselves in the room, speak very slowly as if they are rambling, and do not want to eat.
6. Postpartum depression
Postpartum depression occurs in women a few weeks or months after giving birth (postpartum). The emergence of symptoms of major depression in the postpartum period can have an impact on health and the bond between mother and baby.
This depression can last quite a long time, usually until the mother has had her period again after giving birth. The main cause of postpartum depression is hormonal changes, in which the hormones estrogen and progesterone which were high enough during pregnancy decrease drastically after giving birth.
7. Premenstrual depression
This type of depression is also known as Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD). This condition is different from premenstrual syndrome (PMS). The reason is, PMDD is a serious mood disorder that disrupts the balance of emotions and behavior.
Symptoms include sadness, anxiety, disturbance mood extreme or very irritable.
PMDD may be caused by a person's previous history of depression and gets worse when hormonal changes occur or enter the period of PMS.
