Depression Case Study 2022

Running head: DEPRESSION
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Depression
Depression is a mental disorder where patients often have prolonged negative emotions
and feel intense. Severe depression can have an impact on the physical and mental health of
the patient affecting his quality of life. It is approximated that 1 in 6 people in Australia suffer
from depression at a particular point in their lifetime (Lawrence et al., 2016).
Similarly, depression is a state of mind where a person suffers from frequent mood swings
and he may not be in his normal self. During this period a person seems to be confused and
acts negatively. This problem majorly occurs in late childhood or adolescence period and can
have a devastating impact on the thoughts of a person or physical wellbeing. Majority of the
people suffering from depression often feel empty, sad, guilty, worried, anxious and hurt.
They are unable to socialize properly with other people and begin to lose interest in normal
life activities. In some people, it may last for a short duration while at times it may last for a
long period and its impact might be hazardous since it may generate suicidal thoughts
(Handley et al., 2018). Depression occurs as a result of some challenging events in life hence
cannot be compared to any psychiatric disorder. Treatment, nature and course are the levels
of depressive phenomena.
The rate of depression has been increasing at a rapid rate amid Australian adolescence.
This has an impact on the somatic, cognitive and affective process of the adolescent. It leads
to behavioral problems, academic failure and poor interpersonal affiliations. Therefore, it is
important for the youth to seek medical assistance at the early stages of depression to prevent
it from escalating. The youth in Australian face challenges in coping up with depression. The
table below indicates the statistics of mental health survey.

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Australia is made up of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. There has been a
substantial increase of people from varying communities and diverse groups. The difference
has been established as a result of aid to specific community, language, size of establishment
and migration of people. One of the main causes of depression is complicated issues and
cultural differences. The prevalence of depression in Australia is high in comparison to non-
English speaking nations. The refugees in Australia get a benefit of humanitarian criteria
which comprise 10% of the annual migrant calculations. They benefit on the basis of
humanitarian grounds of distress persecution and human rights issues. High depressive
symptoms are often evident among 80% of the people who have survived torture and reported
the issue to a rehabilitation facility.
There has been an increase in the suicidal rates of Australians in the rural regions.
However, the government does not have data in regards to depression in the rural regions.
The suicidal rates are dominant in males in the rural regions between the ages of 16-25 years