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Old 02-20-2008, 09:38 AM   #8 (permalink)
Kalista
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Most clients took the medication Abilify. However, that medication side effects into heart failure, pneumonia, stroke) when this medication is used in elderly patients with dementia.

According to depression occurs due to a loss of a loved one, a change in one's life, or after being diagnosed with a serious medical disease. For others, depression just happened, possibly due to their family history. Neurotransmitter -- a chemical messenger that allows communication between nerves in the brain and the body.

Sometime, I suddenly become depress down the hill for some reason due to chemical in my brain functional. I had to overcome to get out of the bed immediately to take a shower, eat breakfast then take for a walk with a dog. It will make you feel better to avoid depress escalation till end of the day.
  • A history of depression in the family: It is believed that depression is passed genetically from generation to generation, although the exact way this occurs is not known.
  • Grief from the death or loss of a loved one.
  • Personal disputes, like conflict with a family member.
  • Physical, sexual, or emotional abuse.
  • Major events that occur in everyone's lives, such as moving, graduating, changing jobs, getting married or divorced, retiring, etc.
  • Serious illness: depressed feelings are a common reaction to many medical illnesses.
  • Certain medications
  • Substance abuse: close to 30% of people with substance abuse problems also have major depression.
  • Other personal problems: these may come in the forms of social isolation due to other mental illnesses, or being cast out of a family or social circle.
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