The worst outcome from unipolar major depression is death. According to the Johns Hopkins Hospital website, an unbelievable 15 percent of people with severe depression kill themselves. Think about it this way. If you were in an emergency room sitting next to six other severely depressed individuals, one of you would end up taking your own life. You do not want this to happen to you or anyone you care about.
Most unipolar major depression is undiagnosed, and most suicides are unreported, so the true number of suicides is probably a lot higher. Many more deaths from supposed automobile and pedestrian accidents, drowning, fatal falls, and so forth, are really suicides without warning, explanation, or suicide notes.
- What is a poisonous thought ?
- All I can think about is death am I crazy?
- How can I tell if my loved one’s depression is growing worse?
- Is Seroquel a sleeping pill?
- What do I do if one of the most important people in my life is making my depression worse?
- What, exactly, is my depressed friend going through?
- How do I stop playing down my depression in front of my doctor, therapist, and family?
- How can I talk to my depressed loved one when he’s so emotional?
- What is the first thing I should do to keep depression crises from happening?
- What’s the best thing I can do to prevent a depression related crisis?
- Where can I find more help on women and depression?
- How can I help my depressed friend feel better about herself?
- My depression increases whenever I look in the mirror what can I do to feel better about my appearance?
- Why has my partner become unreasonably demanding and physical since my depression began?
- Is Geodon effective in treating depression?
- What do I do if my depressed partner won’t get treatment?
- Depression has made me feel distant from my partner should I act on these feelings?
- Is it normal that my sexuality seems to have changed?
- What can I do about my loss of interest in sex?
- How else can I combat simultaneous depression and weight problems?
