I know someone who is suffering from depression. And I was wondering if depressed people actually look different (physically) from a person who is not depressed? And what are some common symptoms?
2007-01-21 15:54:18 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Mental Health
The latest findings show, that a restricted blood flow to the brain causes depression, and when the restriction gets removed, the depression disappears.
2007-01-21 16:02:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depression can be an inherited disease. It can be caused due to insecurity, as well as chemical imbalances in the brain. It can be triggered by moods, circumstances, and daily episodes of life's ups and downs.
A depressed person will often look sad and sometimes angry. They can be short tempered which is triggered by their mood swings.
I am not a doctor, but would advise that you may want to suggest they see a counselor first to talk about what it bothering them, to determine if medication is necessary and recommended.
Good luck and it's nice that you care and are concerned.
2007-01-21 16:11:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Other than psychological factors such as mental abuse, and stress. The medical factors would include in the imbalance of chemicals know as neurotransmitters. These chemicals serve to send messages from the pre to post synaptic clefts. So common neurotransmitters include dopamine, Seratonin, GABA, and Acetylcholine.
2007-01-21 16:04:10 · answer #3 · answered by nicewknd 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A chemical imbalance
Depressed people generally don't look different from others--though they may not shower, groom, and get dressed sometimes.
Symptoms include: sleeping all the time, overeating, undereating, not sleeping at all, not performing normal everyday tasks, staying in bed all day, loss of sexual desire, talk/thoughts of suicide, basically feeling worthless, useless, etc.
2007-01-21 16:04:30 · answer #4 · answered by Holiday Magic 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no. there is no external differences from people suffering from depression as compared to those who dont suffer from it. depression is a genetic disorder that is hereditary or passed down from your mother/father. you wont know if you are depressed unless you get tested by a therapist
2007-01-21 15:58:53 · answer #5 · answered by J-BIRD 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i've got observed that family issues which contains relationship issues are the main hassle-loose reasons of melancholy. while the hassle-loose human beings help is lacking, it is not uncommon for a individual to slip into melancholy.
2016-10-07 13:00:36 · answer #6 · answered by sather 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chemical imbalance of seritonin.
2007-01-21 15:57:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
most common cause: women.
No, no physical differences
Symptoms are chronic sleepiness, sadness or anger
2007-01-21 15:59:36 · answer #8 · answered by g g 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Grief.
2007-01-21 17:56:26 · answer #9 · answered by spiritualjourneyseeker 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋