Depression is a problem around the world and most people are not even aware that they have it. More than 20 million Americans are experiencing depression and 1 out of 10 adults have it. No specific cause can be given for depression but some risk factors makes it easier to understand why some people have it. Dependency on drugs in depressed patients needs to needs evaluated when a study about antidepressants causing mania in depressed patients.
Depression and other mental illness’ specialists believe that genetic takes a big portion when it comes to risk factors. Environment and genetic risk factors can be partners because for most people that grew up in an environment of depressed individual then it is likely that the child will also contract it. Depression is also triggered by having to experience a tragic event.
Depression also affects each gender differently. Studies have shown that women are prone to develop depression due to stresses in life like trying to balance taking care of a baby and working; hormones, like when they have mood changes during their menstrual cycle, pregnancy when they are at risk of post-partum depression. Men at risk for depression are those who have poor relationship, substance abuse or a history of substance abuse, inability to express their emotions openly, stress from work and at home.
Age can also be a risk factor. The elderly who are having chronic illness that has become dependent and has lost a loved one usually has signs of depression. Teenagers and children can also be depressed when they have poor relationship with their peers or family, and if there is a history of depression in the family. Most pharmaceutical company is making profit out of depression because all of us can develop depression. In the market of antidepressants, one of the leading brands is Paxil. Since its introduction in 1992, Paxil has been in a lot of cases about its side effects.
Paxil lawsuit is now being filed by people who have experienced serious side effects while taking Paxil. The number of claims that GlaxoSmithKline is facing are slowly increasing.
URL References:
http://www.everydayhealth.com/depression/understanding/whos-at-risk.aspx
http://www.ngf-hope.org/about-depression.shtml
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5938a2.htm