Term of Depression

In psychiatry the term ‘depression’ of Latin depressio. , “Draft” means a disease for some, or syndrome to others, whose central event is a mental condition characterized by fatigue important, a self-deprecation, pessimism causing significant disruption in reporting psycho-emotional

It is a common disease which affects almost 20% of people during their life and that marks a break with the usual psychological functioning of patients. The risk of progression to the more serious the condition is suicide, especially when it could not be detected and supported. Thus, almost 70% of people dying by suicide in France suffered from depression most often not diagnosed and treated

  • Do not confuse depression with what is commonly called “coup de blues” or “depression” that reflects a sad passing, normal in a difficult situation.
  • The term depression has a different meaning or classification in psychopathology and psychoanalysis, which he described a painful psychological process associated with a loss without being necessarily pathological. 10% of French signs of depression


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