INTRODUCTION OF THE RESEARCH

DEPRESSION
Depression is the common cold of mental disorders — most people will be affected by

depression in their lives either directly or indirectly, through a friend or family member.

Confusion about depression is commonplace with regard to what depression exactly is and what

makes it different from just feeling down. Depression is characterized by a number of common

symptoms. These include a persistent sad, anxious, or “empty” mood, and feelings of

hopelessness or pessimism that lasts nearly every day, for weeks on end.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) predictions, by 2030 depression will be the

leading cause of disease burden globally. Depression is not only associated with disability and

with enormous individual impairments, but also it entails high economic cost for society.

Depression is a recurrent disorder, meaning that one individual will suffer an average of four

depressive episodes during his/her life. Depression is a recurrent disorder, meaning that one

individual will suffer an average of four depressive episodes during his/her life. Establishing an

effective treatment at the early stages of the disease is fundamental for the successful prognosis

of the disorder. Although several treatment options have been developed for depression, a large

proportion of individuals do not have access to these treatments and some of them remain

untreated. Furthermore, contrary to what is suggested in international guidelines for the

management of mild and moderate depression symptoms, the majority of General Practitioners

(GPs) tend to prescribe antidepressant medications.

 My own personal observations on the matter lead me to believe that when a person starts to

judge the heart or motivation of another, that they end up in a depression or state of anxiety that

causes the depression. People’s motives are complicated, and our judgments of those motives are

not capable of being accurate. Negative opinions of others actions are not the same as negative

opinions of their persons. For example, saying I hate being lied to, is completely different than I

hate lairs. Even if we say we know the difference, and say it is just the way we speak, the

subconscious is aware of what it is that we are saying, and will act accordingly to word perfect

literal understandings of what is said, not the intent or what we wanted to say. Leaving the

judging and revenge to a Higher Power, is a very wise decision that will help to allow us the

energy to do more productive things. Using solution orientated articulation is also important in

terms of prudence and effective use of energy. For example saying “I hate being lied to,” is not

as productive as saying “I want people to tell the truth.” Unfortunately, for people who are

always judging others, the person who says something, is judged, not by what they say but by

any conceivable possibility of their opinions being wrong. New much needed information about

successful living is often not the object of conversation, but rather finding reasons to call another

a fool rules their motivation. This is a very difficult problem to fix. From personal observation

most mental illnesses are caused by this one habitual behavior best described as self righteous

indignation or fault finding.

Depression is common in patients recovering from a myocardial infarction (MI) and is an

independent risk factor for early mortality. Although most patients with MI are aged 65 and

older, there is little information about post-MI depression in this age group. This study was

performed to determine the significance of post-MI depression in individuals aged 65 and older.