Miscellaneous
In this episode we discuss depression. We look at the symptoms, possible causes, and ways to address others who may be suffering from it. First we look at the connection between anxiety and depression and moderate to severe picky eating in children. Check out the article at: The symptoms of depression are: http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/03/living/young-picky-eaters-more-depression-anxiety-feat/index.html 1. Depressed mood most of the day, almost every day, indicated by your own subjective report or by the report of others. This mood might be characterized by sadness, emptiness, or hopelessness. 2. Markedly diminished interest or pleasure in all or almost all activities most of the day nearly every day. 3. Significant weight loss when not dieting or weight gain. 4. Inability to sleep or oversleeping nearly every day. 5. Psychomotor agitation or retardation nearly every day. 6. Fatigue or loss of energy nearly every day. 7. Feelings of worthlessness or excessive or inappropriate guilt (which may be delusional) nearly every day. 8. Diminished ability to think or concentrate, or indecisiveness, nearly every day. 9. Recurrent thoughts of death (not just fear of dying), recurrent suicidal ideation without a specific plan, or a suicide attempt or a specific plan for committing suicide. Find out more about the symptoms at: http://evolutioncounseling.com/major-depressive-disorder-dsm-5-criteria/ Treatment is necessary given that over 8,000,000 people in the US go untreated each year. Find more statistics at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/20/depression-statistics_n_6480412.html. I plan on starting a new discussion group regarding my podcast topics on Facebook. Look for the Everything is Psychological discussion group. If you'd like to participate message me, tweet me, or send me an email. I encourage you to connect with me, so that we can dialogue about these topics further at: info@drneilstafford.com Facebook: Dr Neil Stafford Twitter: @drseab