In other words, depression can be expressed as pathological grief. Depression can occur with temporary symptoms after a negative situation, or it can become a long and chronic one. Depression affects two areas of the person the most.
The first is depressed affect, the second is the state of not taking pleasure from the activities that we call anhedonia, while being depressed. Depressive mood can be a psychiatric disorder that can occur secondary to depression, not only because of the comorbidity of the person, but also because of the presence of another psychiatric disorder accompanying the person.
In depression, excessive sleeping, overeating, social isolation, withdrawal from social activities, self-confidence problems can be experienced. Attention deficit and loss of motivation may also appear.
Suicide attempts can be encountered when the person cannot cope. Social support of the person experiencing depression is of great importance.
In the treatment of depression, the treatment process is planned with the active participation and cooperation of the client, depending on variables such as returning to activities that will remind and continue the previous daily routine of the person, strengthening communication skills, activities to increase self-confidence, assessment of suicide risk, predicting other accompanying psychiatric problems.
