What Is Unipolar Depression?

Unipolar disorder, also known as unipolar depression, belongs to major depression, which refers to a state of intense sadness, depression, or despair that people have. This state is a mental disorder that can develop to the extent that it disrupts an individual's social functioning or daily activities.

Unipolar disorder, also known as unipolar depression, major depression, refers to a state of intense sadness, depression, or despair that people have. This state is a mental disorder that can develop to the extent that it disrupts an individual's social functioning or daily activities.

Unipolar disorder is a mental disorder that manifests as a state of depression for at least two weeks in most cases. It is usually accompanied by people's low self-esteem, people lose interest in usually enjoyable activities, feel low energy and pain for no clear reason. People may occasionally have false beliefs that they can see or hear things that others cannot do. Some people behave normally during periods of depression, while others almost always have symptoms. Major depression can negatively affect a person's personal, work, school life, as well as sleep, eating habits, and general health. 2-7% of patients with severe depression die from suicide, and 2 to 60% die from suicide. They are usually accompanied by depression or other emotional disorders.

The cause of unipolar disorder is considered to be a combination of many factors including genetic, environmental and psychological. Risk factors include family medical history, major life changes, certain drugs, chronic health problems, and substance abuse. About 40% of the risks appear to be genetically related.

Generally, people receive counselling and antidepressant medication. Medication appears to be effective, but this effect is only significant in patients with severe depression. It is unclear whether the drug affects the risk of suicide. Counseling services include cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and interpersonal therapy. If other measures are not effective, you can try electric shock therapy (ECT).

In 2015, there were approximately 216 million people with severe depression (3% of the world's population). The percentage of people affected at some point in life ranges from 7% in Japan to 21% in France. For lifetime ratios, it is higher in developed countries (15%) than in developing countries (11%). The most common onset is in people in their 20s and 30s. Women are twice as likely to be infected as men. The American Psychiatric Association added the term "major depressive disorder" to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders in 1980, which also includes the symptoms now known as mood disorders and mood regulation disorders.