PSYCHIATRIC CONDITIONS
Depression (Depressive Disorder)
Depressive disorders are characterised by persistent low mood, loss of interest and enjoyment, and reduced energy. They often impair day-to-day functioning.
Major depressive disorder is characterised by one or more major depressive episodes (i.e. at least 2 weeks of depressed mood or loss of interest accompanied by at least four additional symptoms of depression).
Symptoms
Psychological
Depressed (dysphoric) mood is the most characteristic feature. There may be diurnal variation of the mood, the depressed mood being worst in the early morning or in the evening.
Loss of pleasure in life, and loss of interest in oneself and others.
Low self-esteem and ideas of hopelessness and worthlessness.
Self-blame and feelings of excessive or inappropriate guilt.
Psychotic features (e.g. hallucinations, delusions, etc.) may be present: such a condition is known as psychotic depression.
Somatic
Sleep disturbance may occur as initial insomnia, early morning wakening or hypersomnia.
Fatigue, headache and various other pains.
Anorexia, weight loss or weight gain, and sonstipation.
Poor concentration, psychomotor retardation and reduced libido.
Diagnosis
Depressed mood most of the day, nearly every day
Marked diminished interest or pleasure in all or almost all activities most of the day, nearly every day
Loss of energy or fatigue nearly every day
Loss of confidence or self-esteem
Recurrent thoughts of death or suicide or any suicidal behaviour
Diminished ability to think or concentrate or indecisiveness, nearly every day
Unreasonable feelings of self-reproach or excessive or inappropriate guilt, nearly every day
Psychomotor agitation or retardation, nearly every day
Insomnia or hypersomnia nearly every day
Change in appetite (decrease or increase with corresponding weight change)
Symptoms 1 and/or 2 and any 4 otheres must be present for at least 2 weeks.
Symptoms not caused by a medical condition, a substance or a berreavement.
Treatments
Detailed study of the patients health condition mentally and physically helps the physician to understand the complete picture of the disease state.
Homeopathic medicines help in cure of such conditions from its root cause and that too permanently also preventing its recurrence.
Homoeopathy helps in improving the mood, energy levels and thought issues gradually. It reduced the psychological symptoms of the patients thereby improving the somatic health and life quality of the patient.
The core constitutional line of treatment is the right mode of treatment for such conditions.
Cognitive therapy along with medicines help in quick recovery of the patient.
