"La mente enferma. Depresión" (parte 3/3)

A New Zealand production, produced by TVNZ and directed by Greg Stubbings and Virginia Wright. DEPRESSION This documentary journeys inside the mind to explain how we feel when we're depressed and to discover what can be done to treat the symptoms of depression. This illness is on the rise, and the prescription of antidepressants is increasing, causing some public concern. There are biological reasons why you don't want to get out of bed and lose your appetite when you're depressed. Without help, things can go from bad to worse. Clinical depression is not just a mental issue, but also a physical one. You don't sleep, you have insomnia, so you're always sleep-deprived. It's as if everything is a big snowball that eventually comes crashing down around you. When you have clinical depression, the brain's biochemistry changes, and messages don't get through as they should. There is significant public concern about the increase in antidepressant prescriptions, but studies show that alongside this increase, there is positive development. Depression is undoubtedly one of the main risk factors for suicide. Thanks to medication, this risk has decreased significantly in some countries. Another public concern is whether people are taking antidepressants without truly needing them. According to experts, medication is necessary to stabilize functioning and begin the healing process, as it increases serotonin levels in the brain. Finding the right medication and the correct dosage to achieve a full recovery takes time, but it is worth it. The first step in any treatment is, above all, to figure out what is wrong. Clinical depression can destroy careers, break up families, and even be life-threatening. But once diagnosed and treated, there is an 80 percent recovery rate.