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Cerissa Ferneding

Eng 112

24 November 2019

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My essay will discuss the many types of depression along with each of their

characteristics, diagnosis, the types of treatments that are offered, and even ways to cope with

that type. I would like to inform others on the most common types of depression such as major

depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, seasonal depression, and possibly postpartum

depression.

“Bipolar Disorder.” National Institute of Mental Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human

Services, www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/bipolar-disorder/index.shtml.

This website is from the National Institute of Mental Health which is credible as it is

through the government and is goes over one of the types of depression such as Bipolar. The

website also helps explains that there are subcategories of bipolar disorder such as Bipolar I

Disorder with is “defined by manic episodes that last at least 7 days, or by main symptoms that

are so severe that the person needs immediate hospital care”. Manic episodes have a variety

of differences that vary between people that are having symptoms for a depressive episode

such as feeling very “high” versus being very sad, or a lot of energy versus having none, being

agitated versus being worried and so forth. This website will help me define the many different

aspects on Bipolar Disorder including the treatments and therapies.

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Merz, Beverly. “Six Common Depression Types.” Harvard Health, 9 June 2018,
www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/six-common-depression-types.

Going over different types of depression, I wanted to be able to compare the few out of

the many I picked to each other, so I choose another article that talks about the common types

of depression to once again compare the minor details as well. Depression can be something

that is totally hard to overcome but it is actually a risk factor for dementia as well as heart

disease. 1 in 7 women will go through Postpartum depression, or a depression that can occur

during pregnancy or even within the first 12 months after the baby has been born. As the

body’s natural rhythms change and the eyes get more sensitive to light, seasonal affective

disorder maybe making its way in around the fall and wintertime.

“Postpartum Depression Facts.” National Institute of Mental Health, U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services, www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/postpartum-depression-
facts/index.shtml.

Postpartum depression is where the estrogen and progesterone drop too fast after

childbirth in a female’s body, because of the imbalances, mood swings maybe triggered. A lot of

women are not able to rest causing sleep deprivation which also contributes. Mothers will

“experience feeling of extreme sadness, anxiety, and exhaustion that may make it difficult for

them to complete daily care activities”. This is a great article to use from the National Institute

of Mental Health to discuss postpartum in my essay due to the fact that it is comes from a

health institute.

Schimelpfening, Nancy. “7 Types of Depression You May Not Know About.” Verywell Mind,

Verywell Mind, 1 Sept. 2019, www.verywellmind.com/common-types-of-depression-

1067313.
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This article was updated this year as of September 25, 20019 and is written by Nancy

Schimelpening as well as reviewed by Steven Gans, MD which shows the credibility of the

article and that it was reviewed by a medical professional. Within this article, it discusses

the 7 of the most common types of depression such as major depressive disorder, bipolar,

postpartum, season affective disorder, and so on. With each type of disorder there are

different signs and symptoms that characterizes each one. The most common one is major

depressive disorder which is usually the one that people refer to with when it comes to

being clinically depressed. The symptoms that follow tend to be change in weight/sleep,

fatigue, difficulty concentrating and more. This article will be useful because I will be

using MDD as my main type of depression due to it being the most common of all.

Schimelpfening, Nancy. “Do You Have Psychotic Depression?” Verywell Mind, Verywell Mind,

1 Sept. 2019, www.verywellmind.com/psychotic-depression-1066607.

This article is written and reviewed by the same two people in the previous citation

which was a huge reason I choose this because the previous articles well written and gave

me huge insight and detail throughout. Psychosis is a symptom that follows with severe

depression that involves delusions and even hallucinations creating psychotic depression.

10 to 15% of people will develop this type of depression especially if they have a

parent/sibling with depression, if they are a woman, and or have a difficult childhood.

Being hospitalized and or by using an antidepressant with an antipsychotic are the two

main ways for treatment. This is another type of depression that I plan to discuss in my

research essay and there are so many good details within the entire article that will help me

easily explain and describe the disorder.

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“Seasonal Depression (SAD).” Cleveland Clinic, my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/9293-

seasonal-depression.

Seasonal depression is also another type of depressive disorder which is very common

as well. This type of depression is one that occurs each year at the same time mostly

around fall and gets worse around winter and tends to end in the spring. A lot of people

refer to this as “the winter blues” but in rare cases there are some known as “summer

depression” which starts in late spring or early summer and then end in the fall. This article

shares a lot of facts such as “half a million people in the United States suffer from winter

SAD”. A huge cause for what causes seasonal affective disorder or SAD is due to the lack

of or availability to sunlight or the brain chemicals and the exposure to sunlight may cause

imbalances. This article was found on the Cleveland Clinic and will be used to also

describe SAD as well as the signs and symptoms that follow.

Truschel, Jessica, and Dina Cagliostro. “Types of Depression: The 10 Most Common Depressive

Disorders.” Psycom.net - Mental Health Treatment Resource Since 1986,

www.psycom.net/10-types-of-depression/.

I choose another article that explained the common types of depression due to the fact

of wanting to have another insight and see if there were any extra details that the other

articles may have missed. Depression can be compared to being an umbrella, something

that is generally caused by life situations and changes or it can also be caused by chemical

imbalances in the brain. Many of the characteristics between the types of depression tend

to overlap with each other but there still are some that allows that specific disorder to stick
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out form the rest. This article holds its credibility as Dina Cagliostro\, PhD reviewed the

writing of Truschel to make sure of the accuracy throughout the post.