6 causes of depression and 3 ways to treat it

The Dubai Health Authority has identified 6 causes of depression in humans, and three methods of treatment, stressing the need to help the person himself, by requesting support and help from the family in case he develops symptoms of this disease.

 According to the authority, the causes of depression are divided into biological and psychological, and the biological causes include three causes: “malnutrition diseases such as vitamin B and vitamin D deficiency, and hormonal imbalances such as diabetes or thyroid diseases.”

And she continued, "Biological causes also include" suffering from a chronic disease such as epilepsy or rheumatism, and a person may also develop depression after learning of a fatal disease such as cancer.

 Psychological causes are exposure to serious and traumatic life events or exposure to chronic psychological stress, as well as social conditions such as marital disputes or material reasons such as loss of work, unemployment or the loss of a loved one by death or separation.

 The commission identified three options and methods for treating depression, which are "psychological counseling, behavioral therapy, and medication."

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