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    Muhammad Faraz wrote a document about depression and its effects for his Oral Communication class, taught by Miss Bisma Alam in the BMS department. The document defines depression as a common and serious illness that causes feelings of sadness and loss of interest. It discusses three main forms of depression: major depression, persistent depressive disorder, and psychotic depression. The document concludes that depression has many triggers and remains a common mental illness, but is often untreated. It is treatable and prevention is possible with timely treatment.

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    Muhammad Faraz wrote a document about depression and its effects for his Oral Communication class, taught by Miss Bisma Alam in the BMS department. The document defines depression as a common and serious illness that causes feelings of sadness and loss of interest. It discusses three main forms of depression: major depression, persistent depressive disorder, and psychotic depression. The document concludes that depression has many triggers and remains a common mental illness, but is often untreated. It is treatable and prevention is possible with timely treatment.

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    Muhammad Faraz wrote a document about depression and its effects for his Oral Communication class, taught by Miss Bisma Alam in the BMS department. The document defines depression as a common and serious illness that causes feelings of sadness and loss of interest. It discusses three main forms of depression: major depression, persistent depressive disorder, and psychotic depression. The document concludes that depression has many triggers and remains a common mental illness, but is often untreated. It is treatable and prevention is possible with timely treatment.

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    NAME: Muhammad Faraz

    STUDENT-ID: 1141-2020
    SUBJECT: Oral Communication
    COURSE INSTRUCTOR: Miss Bisma Alam
    DEPARTMENT: BMS
    TITLE: Depression And Its Effects
    DEPRESSION AND ITS EFFECTS

    PICTURE SOURCE: https://articleshubspot.com/age-depression-symptoms-treatment/


    WHAT IS DEPRESSION?
    Depression is a common and serious medical illness that
    negatively affects how you feel, the way you think and how
    you act. Fortunately, it is also treatable. Depression causes
    feelings of sadness and/or a loss of interest in activities you
    once enjoyed. It can lead to a variety of emotional and physical
    problems and can decrease your ability to function at work and
    at home.

    PICTURE SOURCE: /https://news.berkeley.edu/2019/10/28/new-findings-could-improve-diagnosis-treatment-of-depression /


    FORMS OF DEPRESSION:
    1: Major Depression:
    ￭ Loss of interest or pleasure in your activities
    ￭ Weight loss or gain
    ￭ Trouble getting to sleep or feeling sleepy during the
    day
    ￭ Feelings restless and agitated, or else very sluggish
    and slowed down physically or mentally
    ￭ Being tired and without energy
    ￭ Feeling worthless or guilty
    ￭ Trouble concentrating or making decisions
    2: Persistent Depressive Disorder
    ￭ Change in your appetite (not eating enough or overeating)
    ￭ Sleep too much or too little
    ￭ Lack of energy, or fatigue
    ￭ Low self-esteem
    ￭ Trouble concentrating or making decisions
    ￭ Feel hopeless
    3: Psychotic Depression
    ￭ Hallucinations (seeing or hearing things that aren't there)
    ￭ Delusions (false beliefs)
    ￭ Paranoia (wrongly believing that others are trying to harm
    you)
    CONCLUSION
    ￭ It can occur for a variety of reasons and it has many different
    triggers.
    ￭ Affective disorders remain one of the most commonly
    occurring mental illnesses in adults.
    ￭ It is often undiagnosed and untreated.
    ￭ Both major depressive and psychotic depressive are treatable and
    can be prevent by time
    ￭ Pharmacist plays an important role in accomplishing
    these treatment goals.
    REFERENCES
    https://www.webmd.com/depression/guide/depressio
    n-types

    https://www.healthline.com/health/depression
    https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/depressi
    on/what-is-depression
    THANK YOU

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