Neurosis and Depression-the facts

In recent years, the increasing incidence of mental diseases. The most common of them are neurotic and depressive disorders. Serious international studies show that 20-25% of the population at some point in their lives have depression or neurosis that requires specialized care and treatment. This is a very large number, but the main problem is that a relatively small proportion of these people turn to a psychiatrist. It is proved that more than ¼ of patients with neurosis and depression go to doctors. The reasons are associated with the features of functions, these diseases and certain traditional attitudes among the population.

First, many people feel anxious and afraid to go to a psychiatrist. This is the fear of "what people will say" and "people will consider me mentally ill". The other is still a widespread belief that neurosis and depression are not treated by a psychiatrist, and patients seeking usually other professionals. Such people believe that psychiatrists deals only with serious mental illnesses, the so-called psychoses. This is a misconception. Neuroses and depressions have an important place in the classification of mental disorders. they are almost entirely due to psychological factors. their main presence is part of the psyche and they require specialized diagnostic evaluation and strictly individual Risk persons with specific medications and often psychotherapy. Psychiatrists provide the highest qualified help in these cases. Third, unlike physical health, mental health seems to have some back position in our values. It is much more likely to go to a doctor if you have physical problems than if you are experiencing psychological problems. We believe that in such cases, we deal with the problem alone, or it will pass through themselves.

Fourthly, accompanied neurosis and depression often unspecified complaints bodies, i.e., palpitation, chest tightness, tingling of the hands, headaches, hot and Cold rinsing, etc. These events will sometimes in the foreground, and we forget the mental symptoms. Such patients tend to visit various specialists on account of the concerns that they have the heart, brain, stomach, or other physical diseases and will not, on the idea that they have mental problems. Fifth, many incorrectly believe that neurosis and depression are serious disorders and it is advisable to visit a psychiatrist because they will disappear.

The most common type of anxiety, panic disorder. Patients with panic disorder experience fear that they will have a heart attack, will lose control or will die.

Depression is not only bad mood and it must be distinguished from his grief and mourning, which are normal reactions to a situation of loss. Depressed people have the feeling that they have lost their ability to enjoy life.

Neurosis and depression can be serious and that is why they should be treated in time.

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