| When the signs of depression are identified, | | | | signs. Some may only feel a few signs and |
| families of individuals afflicted with this | | | | others may experience all. |
| mental health disease can seek treatment as | | | | |
| soon as possible. | | | | Just as different signs of depression exist, |
| | | | different types of depressive disorders also |
| According to the National Institute of Mental | | | | exist. With manic depression, also known as |
| Health, "in any given 1-year period, 9.5 | | | | bipolar depression, the signs can be |
| percent of the population, or about 20.9 | | | | different than when dealing with "normal" |
| million American adults, suffer from a | | | | clinical depression. |
| depressive illness". | | | | |
| | | | With mania, a person has tremendous highs and |
| Dealing with this mental illness can cause a | | | | lows that bring on severe symptoms. Some of |
| person to hit rock bottom and perform drastic | | | | these symptoms include unusual irritability, |
| acts that can greatly hurt their lives. If | | | | poor judgment, racing thoughts, and |
| the signs of depression are found early on in | | | | inappropriate social and sexual behavior. |
| the illness, a person can recover and become | | | | These symptoms require seeing a doctor as |
| a better individual because of their ordeal. | | | | soon as possible. |
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| Knowing the signs of this mental illness can | | | | No matter if a person is dealing with |
| help a person seek treatment early. One of | | | | clinical or manic mental illness, the signs |
| the first indication of this illness is a | | | | of depression are very evident if a person is |
| persistent sad, anxious, or "empty" mood. | | | | paying attention. Dealing with this mental |
| This constant state of mood can lead to | | | | illness not only includes the person with the |
| feelings of hopelessness or pessimism and | | | | illness, but also the family and friends that |
| this is another one of the warning for this | | | | surround that individual. |
| illness. | | | | |
| | | | Depression can annihilate a family as well as |
| Other indications of this mental illness may | | | | the person that is sick. However, treatment |
| include loss of interest in things that make | | | | is available if someone will only take the |
| that person happy, decreased levels of | | | | first step in admitting something is wrong. |
| energy, constant fatigue, and even certain | | | | |
| persistent physical signs such as a headache | | | | Mental illnesses are real illnesses and the |
| that will not go away or digestive disorders | | | | person that has one is just as sick as if |
| that become chronic. | | | | they had a physical ailment such as cancer. |
| | | | Knowing the signs of this mental illness can |
| Of course, several other signs are common, | | | | help a person to get better with the aide of |
| and not every person will experience the same | | | | trained professionals. |