KNES 350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Postpartum Depression, Endorphins, Bipolar Disorder
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10% of people have it all the time, which is a lot. Distracted mental state that keeps you from being the most that you can possibly be (athletically, socially, academically) Whole body disease- mind and physical well being can run in families: esp if it is bipolar a neuro physical disorder more the mind (chemicals in the brain that are not in sync with each other) Prevalent that we have a national depression day devoted to talking about depression. Highest incidence of depression is between 18 and 30 males and females. It is hard to diagnose comes in all different forms and misleading from standpoint that maybe because drinking/eating disorder- can be misdiagnosed: these two things can mask the depression. Bipolar depression is clinical: treated by chemicals, and psychological counseling. Here sadness and disaapointment happens to us day in and day out.