Persistent Depressive Disorder (PDD), Causes, Signs and Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment.
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0:00 Introduction
1:27 Causes of persistent depressive disorder
1:59 Symptoms of persistent depressive disorder
2:41 Diagnosis of persistent depressive disorder
3:44 Treatment of persistent depressive disorder
A persistent depressive disorder is a long term form of depression.
• Also known and dysthymia, persistent depressive disorder is less severe than major depression but more serious and is longer-lasting in duration.
• A persistent depressive disorder is characterized by a continuous feeling of hopelessness and sadness.
• These feelings might make you lose interest in normal daily activities, feel inadequate, lack productivity, and have an overall feeling of low self-esteem.
• A persistent depressive disorder may significantly interfere with your daily activities, relationships, work, and school.
• The disorder may begin in childhood, adolescence, and even adulthood, and is common in females than males.
• PDD may also occur alongside some physical illness or another psychotic disorder such as drug addiction, alcoholism, anxiety disorder.
• Sometimes double depression may occur, this occurs when a person experiences major depressive episodes on top of the already existing PDD condition.
• When symptoms appear before 21 years of age, they are diagnosed as early-onset while symptoms appearing after 21 years of age are diagnosed as late-onset.
CAUSES
The exact cause of persistent depressive disorder is not known. As with other psychological disorder, it may involve a combination of genetic traits and traumatic events.
Risk factors:
• Having a first degree relative with the disorder. The rate of depression in families of people with PDD is as high as 50% for the early-onset of the disorder.
• Traumatic or stressful events, such as financial problems or death of a loved one.
• Lack of social support
SYMPTOMS
• Sleep problems
• Loss of interest in daily activities
• Overeating or poor eating
• Low energy or fatigue
• Persistent feeling of hopelessness or sadness
• A negative attitude
• A low self-esteem
• Difficulty concentrating
• Decreased productivity
• Avoidance of social activities
• A lack of interest in social activities
Children and teen with the disorder may be irritable, moody, have poor performance at school, display behavioral problems, have difficulty interacting with other children in social situations.
23 Comments
Idk either to laugh or cry cause you’re used to the shit
Thanks this was useful.
"The main treatment for the condition are medications and talk therapy." That's a lot of words to say, "There isn't any."
I feel like it's a hovering grey cloud over you. Like nothing is really wrong in my current life or situation but I get persistent sadness through the day still! Low mood most days for no really good reason even if something or someone tells me something good
So I’ll just be broken forever.. cool..
overall i could identify very well with this video… the one thing i just don't understand is how you all can go to work/ have a job with this disorder… brushing my teeth, cleaning my room, making laundry or any other task that requires a little bit of energy or motivation for more than 10 minutes is almost impossible for me… so how in the hell should i ever be able to work even 4-8 hours a day with this condition? i can't even go grocery shopping or concentrate enough to do a crossword… also i went to law school before my pdd unfolded, so now i'm laying here with a degree in a field where no employer or client would ever appreciate and/or adjust to my disorder, even if i would get a little better i would be lightyears away from managing a job! pls someone explain to me
Thanks for this video feel better faithful was sucidual fed up angry before I watched this
i was diagnosed with dysthymia over 2 years ago but i’ve had it for the past 6 years which sucks as a 18 year old
Sometimes I feel like I have a weight being pressed on my chest and it makes it harder to breath.
damnf this was… depresing
As one with PDD, reading all these "helpful" ideas from non-PDD people, cracks me up!
I am suffering from this since 6 years and still trying to make out what has happened to me Took treatment but it didn't helped as expected
Feelings of guilt and ruminating about the past and excess fatigue, low energy etc
Search for Orthomolecular Medicine, the reason for most Symptoms is the lack of Micronutrients. Especially mental illnesses caused by heavy metals. The reason they are overlooked is simple (actually two reasons), very very few doctors are competent enough to know that and you have to pay out of pocket for these blood tests (even in Germany).
Antidepressants are going to make it worse because they rinse out micronutrients.
(Orthomolecular medicine is a form of alternative medicine that focuses on the use of natural substances, such as vitamins, minerals, and amino acids, to maintain optimum health and treat various diseases)
Depression is Real and I know it! But I also know that Depression is an unclean spirit that is not from God. Meds work in the beginning, but talk therapy and a spiritual relationship with Jesus Christ is what "I" feel maintains life with the diagnosis. At some point I had to give it all to a high power and choose everyday to think, act and respond in a positive way. My days start with prayer, praise and worship for it is the will of Yahweh that stands!❤
PDD gang where you at?
Man why live
In this corpo garbage planet
With garbage people
All is about money 💰
I have to get better or i will not have a Job and i will be on a Roadside homeless and hungry so why not just go offline early like everyone is going to go i will just go a little early
Like life is so vain anyway
You may wanna add sleeping well and enough, healthy diet, moderate cardio and strength training and physical therapy, movement therapy and occupational therapy.
All of those can really improve the core treatement and synergize well.
I feel like i have this but ive been misdiagnosed with bipolar II because i still do my daily chores everyday and sometimes feel very tired. It’s more like a high functioning depression but idk if my psychiatrist will hear me.. all the antipsychotics meds ive tried don’t work on me.. i just wanna feel something
The voice sounds like the gossiping rabbi from Seinfeld 😂
Lol. There is no treatement. (severe chronic and endogenous depression (and trauma and insomnia).
That's why it is persistant. That's the whole point. It's a f..ugged up sickness and there is nothing I can do, except taking hardcore meds (Tramadol, all the antidepressants dont work and have even worse side effects, including personality altering effects) to reduce the effects a bit.
I could take mushrooms. But I cannot handle the trip every 3-6 month. (each time I feel to vomit/nausea, regardless of the dose and if I eat or not)….let alone a bad trip, which is in 2/3 of the trips the case.
The only thing prevented me from comitting suicide is probably my dog. She keeps me going. For now….
Wellbutrin XL
0:52 this is definitely not true lol, the only reason its "more common" in females is because females tend to open up about it more and usually arent forced to just bottle it up
Its a pain in the a$$ ! Feels like everything said so, in this vid. We try to find relief in alcohol and cigars we isolate ourselves because of people lack knowledge to deal with this. And fu***ng doctors that dont know how to diagnose it right ! F**k! Its so devastating to ourselves and everyone around ! We just get nervous and sad and whatever in such short period ! And people hurt you all the time because they dont know what it feels like and you feel in a deep ditch all the time right on the mud ! Its always a new trauma its always something. We stay happy not to long. But we know the depression is alwats there. Till the day is so dark you re so tired you feel like just give an end to it all. You re tired of that you all here watching this vid. I know right ? It sucks ! Tell me who has depression and severe depression dont feel the same way ! Post below !