Stress depression

Description

Depression is a mental illness. It is accompanied by a decrease in mental activity, as well as a bad mood. Men and women of different ages suffer from this disease. In particular, elderly people are subject to depression.

Investigating depression, doctors have not yet fully explained all the reasons for this violation of human behavior. Many people do not understand the seriousness of the disease. Depression is a hidden disease in which patients experience their "hell" alone.

A suffering person feels all his helplessness, he blames himself for all the troubles. Sometimes the illness lasts more than a year. A person closes in himself and his interest for life disappears. The disease most often develops during the period of old age. Depressive disorders - a frequent occurrence among elderly patients. Most often there is a disease after 60 years. Women suffer from depression three times more often than men.

Causes of

The main cause of depression is aging. The feeling of one's own old age leads a person into apathy and pushes to suicidal thoughts. Aging is manifested by the loss of the former physical strength, the hearing and sight organs become weaker, it becomes more difficult to service ourselves.

The relatives leave, the children leave the parent's nest. In retirement, you have to forget about work and limit yourself in communication. There is so much to do, and various thoughts come to mind that upset the soul.

Emotional perception of the world subsides, stubbornness intensifies. Physical activity decreases, and elderly patients try to find an explanation for this and look for illnesses.

The old people have a lot of free time. Nothing distracts from reflection and negative thoughts. Lonely old men do not care about anyone, there is little to do and it's time to think about your life. People start to remember their lives, regret their actions, suffer. Excruciating remorse and so on.

During the development of a depressive state, a person becomes more grumpier and more irritable. The mood is almost always bad, he can get angry because of the usual trifles. So there are so many old people who are unhappy.

Symptoms of

How to understand that an elderly person is suffering from depression? If the following symptoms were found, it's time to sound an alarm and seek help from a specialist. A mature man often complains about:

• Lack of appetite.
• Bad sleep and insomnia.
• Fatigue.
• Apathy.
• Bad mood.

All of them try to stay away from the surrounding people. Isolated from loved ones. Older patients with depression refuse their favorite hobby and stop talking with friends. This behavior should alert. These are signs of the disease. Pensioners often cease to respect themselves, and they feel that they have become a burden to their children. It is very important to recognize the depressive state in time.

Pensioners are very sensitive to social, physical and social aging. They are lonely and believe that life has already passed them. With senile depression people become more suspicious, vulnerable and pedantic. Especially dangerous when a bad mood turns into anxiety. This can lead to suicide. You can not allow this.

Diagnosis

It is difficult to recognize depression, because elderly people are not inclined to determine their depressive state.

The most effective method of diagnosis is talking with a patient. To prescribe an effective treatment, the doctor recognizes all the symptoms of the patient. Physiological tests will help determine the overall health. To diagnose is a difficult task. After all, depression manifests itself in different ways. Depression is a very dangerous disorder that affects thoughts, behavior and feelings of a person.

Treatment of

Treatment of senile depression is a time-consuming process. An obligatory condition for successful treatment is a conversation with a psychologist. Treatment should be comprehensive, some medicines will be few.

The specialist must establish contact with an elderly patient. It is necessary to find new hobbies for the person who will bring pleasure. He needs good communication and proper nutrition. The main thing is to let people know what they need.

With progressive depression, medication and psychotherapy are used. Usually with senile depression, it is recommended to visit a psychologist. Sometimes antidepressants are prescribed, which also help young patients. If the patient listens to all the advice of a doctor, and he has the support of close people, he will cope with the disease and will regain the meaning of life.

Folk remedies

Herbal tinctures will help remove the symptoms of senile depression.

• Carrots. Raw carrots will help get rid of depression. The daily norm of this vegetable is 150-200gr. You can drink a glass of juice.
• Banana. A delicious and healthy banana will help with depression. Thanks to fruit of yellow color, a hormone of happiness is produced in the body. The fruit contains the alkaloid harman, it has mescaline, and we need it.
• Ginseng. Effective herb in the treatment of depression. It is necessary to pour dried leaves and roots with alcohol 1:10.Insist for about a month and drink 20 drops three times a day. This tincture can be purchased at the pharmacy.
• Pollen colors have a calming effect. It has a beneficial effect on the human psyche.

Complications of

Consequences of depression in the elderly can be catastrophic. Increased risk of suicide. Depression reduces the life expectancy of the patient and can lead to heart attack, coronary heart disease and other cardiovascular diseases.

The patient ceases to enjoy life, he is increasingly visited by thoughts about death, it is difficult to concentrate. The elderly patient is disturbed by appetite and sleep. Without treatment, everything will lead to a worsening of the condition.

Prevention

It is very important to support the elderly. Relatives must provide moral and physical assistance. If necessary, come to visit and cook food together, visit the house. Good prevention will be walking around the park and gentle communication. You have to be polite and understanding with older people. People of retirement age need to know that they are still needed by others. Only love, understanding and support will save from a depressive state.