The causes of depression can be divided into non-psychological causes and psychological causes: 1. Non-psychological causes of depression: 1. If you take drugs for hypertension, cardiac arrhythmia and other steroids, you should immediately ask your doctor for a diagnosis if you are found to have depressive symptoms. 2, other physical diseases, such as cardiovascular problems, thyroid problems Hypothyroidism is one of the main causes of depression. 3, premenstrual syndrome, menopause syndrome and other female endocrine changes For example, many women have premenstrual syndrome and 5% suffer from severe depression affecting their daily life. There are more women with depression and anxiety during menopause. 4, lack of exercise Research shows that the lack of exercise will lead to depression. Second, the causes of depression of the psychological reasons: people live in society, its life expectancy, health and disease are closely related to it, people observe, worry, happiness, grief, relief, anxiety, etc., which all maintain or destroy the normal physiological function of human emotions are closely linked to society. Life where can cause strong mental stress, serious mental trauma can cause depression psychological factors. Women, in turn, have special psychological characteristics that make this group more susceptible to depression. For example, vanity and self-esteem are stronger, unwilling to be told of her shortcomings, and often hold a grudge against people who have hurt themselves for a longer period of time; once they have done something to hurt others, they regret it, but are unwilling to apologize publicly; women’s self-confidence is often not as high as men’s; men are more dominant and women are more dependent; women are more empathetic; women’s emotions are more exposed, etc. Please alert your fellow women to the presence of depression if the following conditions occur: 1. Persistent depressed mood, melancholy, and poor state of mind is one of the typical symptoms of depression This depressed state of depressed mood is primary and endogenous, that is, it occurs without the action of obvious external factors. The patient presents a special weeping face, with two closed eyebrows, sad face, staring, expressionless face and secret tears as common clinical manifestations. 2, anxiety, agitation anxiety and depression often appear together Depression patients with anxiety symptoms account for about 70%. Common anxiety symptoms are fidgeting, restlessness, inexplicable panic, anxiety and restlessness, a pathological state of tension and terror, and can also appear to be easily agitated and irritable. This kind of depression with prominent anxiety symptoms is called “agitated depression” and is mostly seen in patients with menopausal depression. 3. Decline in brain function Usually manifests as difficulty in thinking and a significant decrease in the efficiency of mental work. Technology personnel or white-collar workers who have always been quick-thinking suffer from depression, often feel that their thinking is sluggish, memory loss, inattentiveness, thinking difficulties, it is difficult to perform their daily work, let alone be creative. Students who usually excel in their studies have significantly lower grades, and many patients talk about their subjective experience saying, “The whole mind is like a bucket of glue.” 4, negative thinking, pessimism and self-blame, low self-esteem As if looking at the world with tinted glasses, feeling that everything is difficult, pessimistic and despairing about the future. Patients see themselves as useless, exaggerating insignificant faults and shortcomings, feeling sorry for others and society, believing that they are deeply sinful and a “villain”. Some patients also feel that there is no point in living, living in the human world in vain suffering, only a death to escape from the sea of suffering to be freed. If this kind of strong suicidal concept is not timely medical treatment or supervision, the success rate of suicide is quite high. 5, psychomotor block Typical performance is slow action, loss of energy, lack of interest and vitality, always feel that there is more than enough energy, household chores and daily activities are too lazy to do, all day lethargy, physical and mental fatigue, severe cases of dull as a wooden chicken or depressive state of wood stiffness. Patients are not interested in everything around them, they have no enthusiasm for work, and people who are usually well-dressed become unkempt. Early intervention and treatment of depression is very important. At present, the treatment of depression includes medication and psychotherapy. In recent years, a large number of antidepressants with good efficacy and few side effects have been produced, and in Western countries, medication has become one of the main means of treating depression. Of course psychotherapy is also one of the very important methods, such as cognitive psychotherapy and psychosocial support are also very effective methods. Numerous studies have confirmed that psychotherapy alone or medication alone is not as effective as using both together. At the same time, depressed patients should adjust their life rhythm, relax themselves and take a good rest.