According to the World Health Organization, there are more than 350 million people all over the world with depression. With that staggering statistic, it is highly probable that we will all interact at some point with someone experiencing a bout with depression.
One of the most devastating aspects of dealing with depression is the stigma and negative criticism that comes from others. Furthermore, people may not even know that their behaviors and comments are being negative or hurtful…
Depression is a major mental health issue that affects many men and women worldwide each day, but it's not uncommon for their symptoms to be confused with chronic fatigue syndrome. In her book The Exhaustion Breakthrough, Dr. Holly Phillips touches on why this diagnosis can be so tricky. She also shares in this interview with Huff Post Live
"One of the most common signs of depression is fatigue, a lack of motivation, a change in mood, a change in appetite, but also if you're fatigued for other reasons, you may have that same lack of motivation and it may even depress your mood," she said. "It's very hard to distinguish both. When I'm working out patients for exhaustion, I first look at medical issues and then I always make sure to screen them for depression. There are specific symptoms that depression has that fatigue does not, and teasing through those can make a tremendous difference.
"The other thing is that treating depression both through therapy and medication can then alleviate fatigue. So I think it's not that they're opposite sides of the same coin, but for many people, they're closely related."
Click on the link to understand more about Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Depression
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/09/difference-between-fatigue-and-depression_n_7537346.html
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