Put ADA on your RADAR in October. beyondblue Anxiety and Depression Awareness (ADA) Month during October provides an opportunity for workplaces, community groups and individuals to take part in activities to raise awareness of anxiety and depression and help reduce the associated stigma. Find out what's on during ADA month.
Depression is more than just a low mood - it's a serious illness. While we all feel sad, moody or low from time to time, some people experience these feelings intensely, for long periods of time and often without reason. People with depression find it hard to function every day and may be reluctant to participate in activities they once enjoyed.
Depression is one of the most common of all mental health problems. One in five people experience depression at some stage of their lives.
Different types of depression often have slightly different symptoms and may require different treatments. The five main types of depression are listed below.
* Major depression - a depressed mood that lasts for at least two weeks. This may also be referred to as clinical depression or unipolar depression.
* Psychotic depression - a depressed mood which includes symptoms of psychosis. Psychosis involves seeing or hearing things that are not there (hallucinations), feeling everyone is against you (paranoia) and having delusions.
* Dysthymia - a less severe depressed mood that lasts for years.
* Mixed depression and anxiety - a combination of symptoms of depression and anxiety.
我觉得我是这种情况
* Bipolar disorder - (formally known as manic depressive illness) - involves periods of feeling low (depressed) and high (manic).
Is depression common?
抑郁症状常见么?
Very common. Around one million Australian adults and 100,000 young people live with depression each year. On average, one in five people will experience depression in their lifetime - one in four females and one in six males.
非常常见,每年有大约1M澳大利亚人和100K年轻人都有这种情况。平均来见,每5个人中就有1个人在生命中经历过这种情况。女性中更加常见(4分之一),男性的比例是1/6