Hello doctor. My wife (43) is suffering from depression. I want to know everything about it so that I can get her treated properly. Please tell me what are the different types of depression?
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Different types of depression are- 1) major depression (most common and severe type of depression. Symptoms include sadness, loneliness, hopelessness, and worthlessness.) 2) bipolar disorder (mood swings ranging from extremely high energy to lower depressive periods). 3) persistent depressive disorder (this lasts for over 2 years. Most common symptoms include low levels of energy, difficulty in concentrating and thinking, feeling hopeless, too much sleep, etc.) 4) seasonal affective disorder (it occurs during winters when you get less sunlight.) 5) psychotic depression (hallucinations, paranoia, and delusions are the few causes for this type of depression).
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Depression is the only condition where you are required to literally do the opposite of what you feel like doing. Depression makes you want to withdraw, lie down, sleep, become lethargic, slow down, make you too lazy to even think etc. So when I suggested doing the opposite, she will have to fight this disease. She must become active; stay upright during the daylight time; meet people; never sleep during the day, and wake up by 6 am every day, play some active games, especially contact games, do physical exercises, talk to people and join some social clubs, eat more of proteins and vegetables, attend yoga classes etc. Watch a lot of sitcoms on tv or comedies and cheer yourself up. Encourage her to go for excursions in groups, for outings, camps, conferences, and religious conventions. Get a pet dog and spend time training it, exercising it and relating to it. Tell her to get exposed to some sunlight every day, at least 30 minutes but not in the scotching heat. Whatever happens please incorporate these three important adaptations in life: always be responsible, be respectful, and be functional. If she did these three things, lots of things will go well in life. There are two major types of depression: one induced by unexpressed sadness, and the second being from unexpressed anger. The latter type makes the person lethargic and may have suicide ideation. Please pray and have faith in god to alleviate her sufferings. If she is still not relieved from the depression, she must first go to a counselor, who will assess her to understand, if the depression is mild or severe. Based on that will help you resolve it with therapy only, or if it is severe, recommend a psychiatrist along with counseling to deal with the severity. Medication and therapy is the ideal combination to help you.
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