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Depression & Suicide

Depression & Suicide. By Kenny James Nate. Depression . - - I t affects your behavior, with increased irritability and loss of temper, social withdrawal, and a reduction in your desire to engage in pleasurable activities.

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Depression & Suicide

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  1. Depression& Suicide By Kenny James Nate

  2. Depression - -It affects your behavior, with increased irritability and loss of temper, social withdrawal, and a reduction in your desire to engage in pleasurable activities. • - There are three primary types of depression: Major Depression; Dysthymia; and Bipolar Depression. • -A reactive depression occurs when you develop many of the symptoms of depression in response to the stress of a major life problem, but they are not severe enough to be considered a major depression.

  3. Depression and its effect on Men and Women Men -6 Million men a year have one episode of major depression each year. -Men usually do not go out and seek help for their depression -The most common symptoms of depression include low self-esteem, suicidal thoughts, loss of interest in usually pleasurable activities, fatigue, changes in appetite, sleep disturbances, apathy, and sexual problems, including reduced sex drive. Women -Women are almost twice as likely as men to experience depression -Changes in appetite, chronic fatigue, sleep problems, affects your mood, with feelings of sadness, hopelessness - it affects your behavior, with increased irritability and loss of temper, social withdrawal, and a reduction in your desire to engage in pleasurable activities

  4. Depression

  5. Suicide -The act of a human being intentionally causing his or her own death.

  6. Suicide -More men die from suicide then women. -Gender ratio is 4 to 1. 72% of all suicide are committed by white men. -Suicide was the 11th leading cause of death in the United States. -1.3% of all deaths are from suicide -On average, one suicide occurs every 17 minutes -There are approximately 750,000 suicide attempts each year.

  7. Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHynDpYv1Gw

  8. Bibliography -http://www.healthyplace.com -http://www.psychologyinfo.com -http://www.webmd.com/ -http://www.dictionary.com/

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