Elder Care Lawndale CA: October is National Depression
Education Awareness Month
October is National Depression Education Awareness Month
by Lu Ann Presser, Dorothy Love Retirement Community
Elder Care Lawndale CA–Major depression affects an estimated 19...
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Elder Care Lawndale CA: October is National Depression
Education Awareness Month
October is National Depression Education Awareness Month
by Lu Ann Presser, Dorothy Love Retirement Community
Elder Care Lawndale CA–Major depression affects an estimated 19 million American adults
every year.
Nearly twice as many women as men suffer from depression.
Symptoms of major depression interfere with the ability to work, sleep, eat, or enjoy pleasurable
activities.
It can occur at any age.
Low levels of the chemicals serotonin and norepinephrine are believed to attribute to
depression.
These substances are called neurotransmitters and they carry electrical signals
from one nerve cell in the brain across spaces (called synapses) to other cells.
Life events may also be responsible for a person’s depressed mood, such as a death of a loved
one, financial concerns, martial problems, and health issues.
In the past few years we have heard much about Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).
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