Brief: Stress, Depression and Biomarkers of Allostatic Load
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly 1 in 10 US adults report current depression. The severity and types of depression range from two days to two weeks to two years and from mild feelings of sadness to clinically defined major depression.
Major depression is a serious illness and is more than a temporary feeling of sadness or loss. Major depression is more commonly diagnosed in women compared to men. The lifetime incidence of major depression is 20% in women and about half that observed in men.
Depression increases with age as does the incidence of suicide; a leading cause of death in the US and the most common complication to depression. In the clinical setting, the presenting complaints of major depression are often somatic such as fatigue, headache, change in weight and abdominal problems.
Having at least five of the following symptoms nearly every day for at least two weeks to the point of significant distress or impairment of function, defines the diagnosis of major depression. Read more...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly 1 in 10 US adults report current depression. The severity and types of depression range from two days to two weeks to two years and from mild feelings of sadness to clinically defined major depression.
Major depression is a serious illness and is more than a temporary feeling of sadness or loss. Major depression is more commonly diagnosed in women compared to men. The lifetime incidence of major depression is 20% in women and about half that observed in men.
Depression increases with age as does the incidence of suicide; a leading cause of death in the US and the most common complication to depression. In the clinical setting, the presenting complaints of major depression are often somatic such as fatigue, headache, change in weight and abdominal problems.
Having at least five of the following symptoms nearly every day for at least two weeks to the point of significant distress or impairment of function, defines the diagnosis of major depression. Read more...
