Javascript must be enabled to continue!
Major Depressive Disorder: A General Overview
View through CrossRef
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) has become a serious mental health problem with a lifetime prevalence of 15% to 20%. MDD is associated with significant morbidity, mortality, disability, and negative influence on patient's daily life This article is an overview of MDD, including its etiology, impacts, treatments, and recommendations for future perspective. The paper's results and discussion section will list the possible causes of MDD from biological, physiological, and social perspectives, such as physical active level and sleeping quality. Along with its impacts on individuals in social relationship, health and financial status. The article will also list several common treatment methods, for example, antidepressants, Electroconvulsive Therapy, and cognitive-behavioral therapy. Then provide some details regarding the perspective for the future. Overall, the readers could have a general overview to MDD. This paper is a review based on researches and studies collected using Google Scholar and PubMed Central in the field of MDD. Fundamental information about MDD is obtained from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: 5th edition. For the etiology section, the primary source is Dean's study, which provides comprehensive information about the etiology of MDD. The overview of treatment is based on Li's study , which provides a clinical guideline on MDD treatment process. The article will also reference several other academic sources such as Cui's study and Mullen's study in order to provides a comprehensive overview of MDD.
Title: Major Depressive Disorder: A General Overview
Description:
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) has become a serious mental health problem with a lifetime prevalence of 15% to 20%.
MDD is associated with significant morbidity, mortality, disability, and negative influence on patient's daily life This article is an overview of MDD, including its etiology, impacts, treatments, and recommendations for future perspective.
The paper's results and discussion section will list the possible causes of MDD from biological, physiological, and social perspectives, such as physical active level and sleeping quality.
Along with its impacts on individuals in social relationship, health and financial status.
The article will also list several common treatment methods, for example, antidepressants, Electroconvulsive Therapy, and cognitive-behavioral therapy.
Then provide some details regarding the perspective for the future.
Overall, the readers could have a general overview to MDD.
This paper is a review based on researches and studies collected using Google Scholar and PubMed Central in the field of MDD.
Fundamental information about MDD is obtained from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: 5th edition.
For the etiology section, the primary source is Dean's study, which provides comprehensive information about the etiology of MDD.
The overview of treatment is based on Li's study , which provides a clinical guideline on MDD treatment process.
The article will also reference several other academic sources such as Cui's study and Mullen's study in order to provides a comprehensive overview of MDD.
Related Results
Major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder and response to treatment in hepatitis C patients in Egypt
Major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder and response to treatment in hepatitis C patients in Egypt
Objectives
The aim of the study was to estimate the prevalence and associated correlates of major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder in hepati...
Depressive Disorder yang Dialami Tokoh Kayoko Numata dalam Drama Kazoku Game
Depressive Disorder yang Dialami Tokoh Kayoko Numata dalam Drama Kazoku Game
The title of this research is “Depressive Disorder of Kayoko Numata’s Character in Kazoku Game Drama”. The research aims to provide psychological knowledge about psychiatric illnes...
Stress and Depressive Symptoms in College Students: The Sequential Mediating Roles of Emotion Dysregulation and Anxiety (Preprint)
Stress and Depressive Symptoms in College Students: The Sequential Mediating Roles of Emotion Dysregulation and Anxiety (Preprint)
BACKGROUND
Depressive symptoms (DPS) are a prevalent mental health concern among college students. Stress (STR) has been widely identified as an important correla...
Longitudinal association between depressive symptoms and self-directed passive aggression: A random intercept cross-lagged panel analysis
Longitudinal association between depressive symptoms and self-directed passive aggression: A random intercept cross-lagged panel analysis
AbstractBackgroundSelf-directed passive aggression (SD-PAB) is defined as any behaviour harming one-self by inactivity and omission of own needs. Depressive disorders are a severe ...
Functional near-infrared spectroscopy during a decision-making task in patients with major depressive disorder
Functional near-infrared spectroscopy during a decision-making task in patients with major depressive disorder
Objective:
Patients with major depressive disorder tend to exhibit poorer decision-making capacity than the general population, but neurobiological evidence is ...
Misdiagnosis, detection rate, and associated factors of severe psychiatric disorders in specialized psychiatry centers in Ethiopia
Misdiagnosis, detection rate, and associated factors of severe psychiatric disorders in specialized psychiatry centers in Ethiopia
Abstract
Background
There are limited studies on the prevalence of misdiagnosis as well as detection rates of severe psyc...
Depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, and associated factors among adults, in the Eastern part of Ethiopia
Depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, and associated factors among adults, in the Eastern part of Ethiopia
Abstract
Background
Depressive disorder is one of the severe and common mental illnesses in the general population. Bipolar disorder is a severe, pe...
Misdiagnosis, detection rate, and associated factors of severe psychiatric disorders in specialized psychiatry centers in Ethiopia
Misdiagnosis, detection rate, and associated factors of severe psychiatric disorders in specialized psychiatry centers in Ethiopia
Abstract
Background There are limited studies regarding the magnitude of misdiagnosis as well as underdiagnosis in a specialized psychiatric setting. Thus far, to the best ...

