HLTHAGE 1CC3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Sedentary Lifestyle, Moral Panic, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor
3 Oct 2016
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One or more major depressive episodes without mania. Persistent depressive disorder (dysthymia)- chronic, but less severe than mdd. Greater professional autonomy or widening the boundaries of illness. Women are 3x more likely for depression, slightly more likely for bd (3:2 ratio) Women play fewer roles or roles less fulfilling. Higher rates of depression in each successive generation and younger onset. 10x more likely to be depressed than our grandparents. In 1960, average age for the first depressive episode was thirty; now less than 15. How is this possible in an age where we know more and have more effective treatment . Growth of me culture- things that kept depression in check (family, community, nation) on the wane. Culture of victimology - assigning blame to others puts us in a position of learned helplessness. Good uses of feeling bad such as: catapulting us into action, flow , failure makes successes more real. By stressing that bad feelings should be avoided altogether.
