Evaluation:
Published: 01.12.1996.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Major (Unipolar) Depressive Disorder', 1.
  • Essays 'Major (Unipolar) Depressive Disorder', 2.
  • Essays 'Major (Unipolar) Depressive Disorder', 3.
Extract

Major depressive disorder, sometimes referred to as Unipolar Depression, describes a leading disruptive mental state which effects about 10-20 percent of the world's population in the course of a lifetime. This disorder must be regarded as a significantly important state, as it strikes its victim psychologically, socially and sometimes even physically, impairing normal daily behaviour.
Understanding Major Depressive Disorder
HISTORY:
Out of the many mental illnesses that have either arose or been discovered, depression has the longest background in history. Societies and cultures through…

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