Major Depression Survey Summary

J.K was administered Children Depression Inventory (CIDI) to verify the themes found in the projective tests. Children Depression Inventory assesses the presence and severity of depressive symptoms ages 7 to 17 years. It measures Negative Mood, Interpersonal Problem, Ineffectiveness, Anhedonia and Negative Self-Esteem. Her CDI total score was 42. Her scores ranged from below average to average. CDI total score reflects the number and severity of the depressive symptoms. J.K’s CDI profile is considered normal. Her highest T score was on the subscale Ineffectiveness which corresponds with her drawings that suggest that she feels inadequate. J.K’s challenge appears to be related to her view of school and her desire for a stronger relationship

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Clinical depression is an illness that significantly affects the way someone feels; causing a persistent pessimistic mood. There are two main types of depression; post trauma and clinical deposition. This medical condition is often accompanied by a range of other physical and psychological symptoms that can interfere with a person’s everyday life; affecting 6% of Australian adults every year. Symptoms for depression include sleeping pattern disturbances, loss of motivation and interest, feeling worthless or guilty, anxiety and impaired concentration. There are a few ways that this depressive illness can be caused: reaction to a distressing situation like loss or stress; part of an illness such

Major depression is when a person is in a depressed state for most of the day, especially in the morning, and loses interest in relationships and normal activities. If these symptoms persist for more than two weeks, major depression may be the cause.

Depression is a serious mental health illness when left unattended, and it affects not just the mind but the whole body. It is characterized by hopelessness, loss of interest, sadness, lack of sleep or too much, loss of appetite and suicidal thoughts. When one has an episode, there is a possibility of having more episodes in the future. According to Statistic Canada (2012), depression is one of the common mental illnesses in Canada. Statistic Canada’s (2012) Canadian community Health survey (CCHS) on mental health report state that 6.7% of 15 years and up has depression, while 11.6% of 1 in every 8 has major depression. (“6.7% of the Canadian population aged 15 years and above reported symptoms that met the criteria for depression. On the other hand, 1 in 8 adults with 11.6% identified symptoms that met the criteria for major depression”). Craft and Perna (2004) gives a rough estimate pf depression in US adult to be 9.5% yearly and projection of 17% in the future.( stated that depression affects “roughly 9.5% of the US adult population each year, and17% more will suffer at some point in time”). As reported by Statistic Canada depression runs across young adults to adults, which implies that depression is not a respecter of age.

Psychosocial considerations - Major depression and other depressive issue are basic in this population and its has forcefully affected useful status, personal satisfaction, and reckoning. Also,nervousness and social disconnection are clinically critical issues at large.

According to Barlow (2008), major depressive disorder (MDD) is the most common depressive disorder and affects million of Americans each year. The symptoms experienced by individuals with MDD can be debilitating. The Global Burden of Disease Study, initiated by the World Health Organization, estimated depression to be the fourth leading cause of disability in the world (Barlow, 2008). To further examine this, The National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS-R) found that each year roughly 13 million

Major depression is a mood disorder with many biological and psychological explanations. Mood disorders are kind of self-explanatory. They are different disorders that effect your mood either through your behavior or your mental state. Some of the facts stated about psychological features and biological features of major depression overlap, but there are also major differences as well. Different articles, such as the Harvard Medical School, Harvard Health Publishing’s “What Causes Depression?,” go into the different biological and environmental factors that contribute to this disease. In addition to this, the Intro to Applied Psychology: Lecture Four—Mood Disorders: Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Suicide, play a large factor in the facts

(2003), there is current uncertainties about the prevalence of depression. Within this survey done in 2001-2002, it was found that approximately 16.2% of people experience major depression for their lifetime, while approximately 6.6% of people have experienced it within the past twelve months. As 59.3% of the cases were considered to be severe depression, this means that this particular population experienced role impairment. Adequate depression treatment was noted in 41.9% of this population, which clinically shows that inadequate treatment is a crucial concern (Kessler et al., 2003).

This study will also examine the differences and distances between the categories of mild, moderate, and severe. In reviewing the process of the level of measurement I would say that there are no association with numbers in terms of the distance between the categories, and measuring the depression levels (Brockopp, & Hastings-Tolsma, 2003). The operationalization of the ordinal levels of data according to the BDI-Fast Screen allows me to capture more complex data on central tendency that are not available to ordinal levels of measurement. For example, it is possible to calculate the median and mode in a rank-ordered data, however, the interval level of measurement allows the calculation of a mean, as well as a range and standard deviation. Because of the additional information provided by the interval level of measurement gained by operationalizing levels of depression based onBDI-FastScreen scores, a more complex statistical analysis will be possible. This will enable my research study to provide more complex information on the variables (Frankfort-Nachmias & Nachmias,

Depression severity as measured by the PHQ-9 saw 5.56% (n=1) of the participants (N=18) begin the study within the normal range for depression (scores between zero and nine), while the remainder of

The assumptions must be used carefully to prevent misleading or completely erroneous in the search result. The assumptions of the central tendency measure were met because data are normally distributed. Each participant in that study had equal time, and also they have the same types of questions. Moreover, to prevent any bias from the test result people who were free from depression have been restricted to participate from this research. One of the most important aspect that needs to be considered in the assumptions of the central tendency measure that cause the survey to be met when interpreting the results. The measures were included in this study were based on self-report, it is possible the associations presented here were inflated by common method variance bias in survey

Then, each was given a standardized test to measure depression (higher test scores indicate higher levels of depression). Similarly, random samples of 20 individuals with one or more comorbidities (arthritis, hypertension, and/or heart ailment) were taken from the three geographic locations. They were also

Strengths of the study include the BDI-Y used to measure depression. This assessment provides trustworthy data regarding symptoms of depression for the target age group. Both assessments, the BDI-Y and the BGMI are short and are easy to self-report. The researcher was blind to the therapy part of the study and the therapists were blind to the research piece. The participants were of various age, race, and socioeconomic status.

Qualitative data were Based on the summaries of clinical interviews with group-members(based on farsi version of Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV; Cronbach´s alpha (for Major Depressive Disorder, a= 0.89) and test-retest reliability (for Major Depressive Disorder, r= 0.52)).