Health
On the occasion of Doctors' Day, DNA brings you a special feature on a list of lifestyle diseases affecting people living in urban areas, and who are aged between 25 and 40.
Updated : Jul 01, 2011, 10:54 AM IST
Depression is a psychiatric disorder which targets urban people.
Symptoms:
Sadness, sleep disturbances, loss of appetite, irritability, loneliness and aloofness, suicidal thoughts
Causes:
Own personality traits and environment, unable to cope up with the environment and stress
Prevention:
Mild depression- supportive psycho therapy (friends and family) and medicines
Cures:
Sever depression (no prevention)
Psychiatric treatment, drugs, psycho therapy, shock therapy, counseling
Be overall happy