There are different types of depression that a person can experience. Manic depressant or as the medical community calls it bipolar disorder is one such depression type. Depression disorders like manic depressant are mood disorders. They need to be treated with medical advice and medication coupled with therapy.

In manic depressant there are two poles of extreme mood swings. There will be a phase of euphoric high or mania followed a brief spell of normalcy then feelings of complete and utter worthlessness and sadness. The manic depressant mood changes are episodic. As these mood disorders originate from the brain manic depressant is also considered as a neurological brain disorder. Untreated, manic depressant will end up becoming a manic illness. There are three different phases of manic depression. They are hypomania, acute mania and delirious mania.

Depression is a serious problem that hits many people. The real cause of depression can not be ascertained up to now but it is believed that a person can do something to prevent it from becoming severe. It is also a fact that if the person became aware that he is about to have depression, he can do something to prevent it from happening. Early recognition of this disease is one key that will help the individual to fight it.

Depression is a sad disease that can destroy a person. There are ways to fight it. Find out how you can beat this disease.

Here is some real world practical advice that may help you overcome or manage episodes of depression in your life.

1. Consider turning off the news in the morning or at night before you go to bed. Hearing about or watching tragic events taking place in their community or globally can affect some people and elicit feelings of fear and sadness. The morning when you first wake up and in the evening just before you go to bed are often the times when our subconscious mind is most receptive to information.

2. Use the wrist band technique. A co-worker of mine mentioned she had heard on the radio about a minister who asked his congregation to put a rubber wrist band on their right wrist. Whenever they complained about something or criticized someone they would switch the wrist band from their right wrist to their left wrist. This may increase your awareness as to how often you may be complaining about others and situations which definitely will affect your outlook and mood.

Depression is quickly becoming one of the biggest medical disorders, and, unfortunately, killers, of all time. It affects people all over the world with no regard to age, sex, race, or financial background. Everyone feels blue during their lives, but some people are faced with factors that take their blueness to an entirely new level. Through medical treatment, psychotherapy, and mediation, people can recover from depression.

Sobering numbers on depression

Researching the statistics on depression has revealed just how widespread this problem has become. Nine and half percent of Americans over the age of eighteen suffer from some depressive order, including major depression, dysthymic disorder, and bipolar disorder. Everyone in the world will be affected by depression in their lifetimes and the depression may not necessarily be their own. Already children as young as pre-schoolers are suffering clinical depression, and the rate of depression among kindergarteners is rising.