Is depression congenital?

Everyone is familiar with depression. Many people have suffered serious consequences and even endangered their lives because they did not receive timely treatment for depression. Therefore, whether you or someone around you suffers from this disease, the best way is to seek timely treatment. There are many factors that cause depression. So is depression congenital? Generally speaking, this disease is not hereditary, so it is mostly caused by acquired factors.

Causes of depression

Depression is a relatively serious mental illness. Patients may fall into extreme sadness and depression, have low self-esteem, lose interest in everything, etc., which seriously disturbs their normal life. The occurrence of depression is mainly related to the following four factors.

1. Genetic factors

Depression has a certain genetic tendency. If there is a patient with depression in the family, then the family members are at a higher risk of developing the disease. However, this is not an absolute factor, and not everyone with depression has a family history, which shows that genetics is not the only decisive factor for the disease.

2. Biochemical factors

The disorder of biochemical substances in the brain is an important factor in the onset of depression. There is a disorder of multiple neurotransmitters in the patient's brain, which in turn causes a series of abnormal behaviors and speech in the patient. In addition, certain medications can cause or worsen depression, and some hormones have mood-altering effects.

3. Environmental and stress factors

Some unexpected situations such as interpersonal tension, financial difficulties, or drastic changes in lifestyle can trigger depression; other serious physical illnesses, such as stroke, heart attack, hormone disorders, etc., also often cause depression and aggravate the original disease.

4. Personality Factors

People with pessimistic and negative personalities are more likely to suffer from depression, are pessimistic about things, have low self-confidence, have a poor grasp of life events, and worry too much. These personality traits will aggravate the stimulation of psychological stressful events and interfere with the individual's handling of events. These personality traits are mostly developed during childhood and adolescence. If they continue for a long time, the chances of suffering from depression are higher.

How to treat congenital depression

1. Exercise method. Exercise has always been a way to relieve various diseases, and exercise can effectively relieve symptoms. Patients with depression can do some appropriate exercise, such as fitness exercises, playing ball, dancing, etc., which is conducive to the recovery of depression, but be careful not to choose too intense exercise, and do not do strenuous exercise before going to bed, otherwise it will affect the quality of sleep. People with depression encourage themselves to stay in a happy mood and not to have wild thoughts. Communicate more with people, participate in more meaningful social activities, broaden your mind and suppress depression.

2. Catharsis method. Catharsis method is used to treat depression. It mainly refers to patients with depression who can relax their emotional outlets and not let their minds become a bottleneck. Depression is mainly caused by the patient's inability to adjust his or her inner pressure and dissatisfaction, which accumulates for a long time and forms a psychological barrier. When dealing with unfair, objectionable, or even infuriating things that happen in real life, speaking out can help vent your anger or transfer your anger to an object and release it, thereby relieving depression and treating it.

3. Caring methods. After depression occurs, patients with depression do not need to panic. For depression, they should first find out the cause of the disease, confide their inner distress to relatives and friends, let go of burdens and eliminate tension, and learn to relieve stress. Patients with depression will doubt their life positioning in the early stages of the disease, and at this time they must find someone to talk to. If you feel that you are not in a good mood recently, talk to someone around you. Moreover, as friends of patients with depression, we should encourage them with a kind and sympathetic attitude, encourage them to express their inner depression, and provide guidance and help so that they can adapt to the environment and obtain social support.

4. Drug treatment: Although psychotherapy is the first choice for treating adolescent depression, if the condition does not improve within 4 to 6 weeks of treatment, drug treatment should be considered. Drug treatment should be part of a comprehensive treatment plan and should be the first choice for children and adolescents whose symptoms are too severe to respond to psychotherapy, those who cannot withstand psychotherapy, those with psychiatric symptoms, and those with chronic or recurrent depression. The treatment of adolescent depression focuses on attacking the "heart": In view of the characteristics of adolescent depression, the clinical psychology community currently mainly adopts cognitive behavioral therapy, interpersonal relationship therapy, family therapy and other treatment methods in depression psychotherapy as the first choice treatment for adolescent depression, especially acute attacks and mild to moderate depression.