Identifying Symptoms Of Situational Depression Caused By Stress Due To Certain Incidents

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YOGYAKARTA Depression is one of the most common mental health problems to experience. The short-term depression, different from major depression disorders or known as clinical depression. Situational depression is caused by experiencing many stressful events. Both related events to relationships, to significant changes in life.

It is normal to feel an intense period of sadness when stressful events occur. Launching PsychCentral, Wednesday, October 26, situational depression is a type of depression that occurs due to stressors or certain events. Sometimes known as short-term depression because it does not last in the long term.

Situational depression is officially referred to as a disorder of adjustment with a depressed mood. This condition can affect adults and children. Significant stress and finding it difficult to overcome it, is one of the symptoms of situational depression. To overcome this, the skills and treatment of a coffee can help a person adapt to the stressor.

Symptoms of situational depression can vary from one person to another depending on the severity. These symptoms include, among others, as follows:

In addition to stress due to significant changes in life, traumatic events and intense feelings may indicate acute stress disorder. If the symptoms continue for a long time, it can be called post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Situational depression, usually gets better when it adjusts to the stressor that causes the symptoms. Emotional response and behavior to stressors in situational depression, occur within 3 months after stressor. Usually, symptoms due to situational stress recover within 6 months after the stressor occurs. Situational depression, often treated by professionals with a combination of psychotherapy, overcome skills, sometimes with prescription drugs.