Anyone may be in a situation or under certain life circumstances in which our limits, and we all have limits, may be crossed and pushed so hard that we may end our lives. More than 720 000 people die due to suicide every year. Suicide is the third leading cause of death among 15–29-year-olds. Seventy-three […]
Postpartum depression (PPD) is a prevalent and potentially severe mood disorder that affects approximately 1 in 7 women within the first year after childbirth. PPD stems from a combination of hormonal changes, genetic predisposition, and environmental factors, yet up to 50% of cases remain undiagnosed due to the stigma surrounding the condition and patients’ reluctance
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Mood Disorders Specifiers for Mood Disorders. DSM-5 includes multiple specifiers to describe the Bipolar and Depressive Disorders. Depressive disorders: Others are classified by etiology: Major depressive disorder (MDD), often called major depression According to DSM-5, for diagnosis of major depressive disorder, 5 or more of the following must have been present nearly every day during
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On April 30, 2014 a staff member at a crisis line called the police, looking for a welfare check. The staff member had received a call from Rodger’s mother who was worried about the content of a video Elliot Rodger had published on YouTube. The police interviewed Elliot Rodger at his home, but they found
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April 20, 1999, in Littleton, Colorado, Columbine High School, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, both seniors, wearing all black – black trench coats, prepared to carry out an attack. They murdered 12 students and one teacher and 24 were wounded. This was the deadliest school rampage shooting in history at that time. It was the
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