Kim Paisanpesith

Aaron Neugeboren
English 1002
June 14, 2016

The Relationship Between Major Depression Disorder & Suicide

Introduction
At present, there are many factors that can cause depression. Everyone can have
depression, people with any age or any gender can have depression but in a different way.
Pregnant women also have depression. People who have depression should get treatment
immediately and the effect is very worst. Many people started to wonder when they saw the
news that talk about people who have depression suicide themselves by considered with
themselves that death is better than be alive, people will have a question on their mind like
Why? Why do those people with depression think death is better than be alive, why they
think like that? Depression is classified into seven types which are major depression
disorder, Chronic Depression/Dysthymia, Atypical Depression, Bipolar or Manic Depression,
Seasonal Affective Disorder, Postpartum Depression, and Psychotic. The characters and
symptoms of each type of Depression are different. In this research will focus on Major
depression disorder with the purpose to explain about how stress and pressure from life cause
major depression and why major depression leads people to suicide.
What is major depression disorder?
Major Depression Disorder or MDD is a mental health condition that peoples feeling
go beyond sad and upset (Major Depression Disorder,2015). There are no exact causes of
MDD but MDD is surely not occurred from single causes. Some information said that MDD
happen from changing in brain chemical, genetic which means that they will get MDD from
their family, stress, and pressure. Also Alcohol, Drug absorb, certain medical conditions, and
types of medications, including steroids, are caused of MDD (Major Depression, N.D.). Any
people can have MDD including children and the pregnant women. MDD usually happen
with pregnant women after they gave birth to their child. A teenager has a high risk to have

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MDD because of the stressful factor such as fail exam or relationship break up and also the
pressure from their parent about the education because some family likes to compare their
child with others or maybe complain them that they are not so smart as the others. All of
those can lead the teenager to MDD. MDD can stay with people for a week, month, year, or
more than one year. People with MDD should get treatment because it is not good for their
health if MDD stay with people more than months, MDD will give a lot of dangerous effects
that people cannot imagine how worst MDD is or even the death them. From the statistic said
approximately age between 18-29 is more likely to have MDD especially men (Depression:
Statistics, Causes, Signs & Symptoms, N.D.).
Signs and Symptoms
People with MDD will Change to think in a negative way, feel very down and also
think life isnt worth to live. They will lose interesting with the activity in their daily or
maybe they will keep themselves only in their room, dont want to meet the people neither
their parent nor their friends. People can help themselves by checking the signs below
(Depression Health Center, N.D.).
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Suddenly Lose or gain weight

Feel tired or lack of energy, dont want to do anything

Feel worthless, guilty, hopeless, and being crying for no reason

Hard to think in a positive way or hard to make decision

Restless, insomnia, or sleep too much more than usual

- Think of death, suicide

- Want to be alone, lose pleasure from a normal activity
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Having problem about memories

increase or decrease in appetite

behavior change in a different way (mostly changed in a negative way)

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Causes and Effects

MDD not only affects peoples mind but also peoples body. Although there is no
accurate cause of MDD, but there are several factors that can lead to MDD. Both of genes
and stress can affect the change of brain chemistry and decrease the ability to maintain the
stable of mood and the changing of hormones level also caused the people to develop MDD.
When people unable to maintain their mood, they will feel extremely sad, blue, or upset and
hardly to control themselves. The disappointment, loss of the loved one or the study are the
Environment factors that can cause the MDD (Major depression, N.D.). The physiology of
the nervous system such as types of neurotransmitter that change over a long period of
depression can refer to a chemical imbalance and lead to developing MDD in people. There
are short term and long term effects that caused by several factors. Short term, people will
just likely to loss of appetite, weight loss, any physical symptoms, and if people want to sleep
too much or hardly to sleep people will also feel tired and lack of energy. Long-term effects
people will have malnutrition from eat too much or not eat enough food, people will lose
short term memory means that it easy for those people to forget a thing, and the worst longterm effect is suicide (Depression (Major Depression Disorder) Symptoms, N.D.).
Treatments
The MDD usually treated with medical or psychology. lifestyles change of people
who have MDD is very helpful to get rid of certain symptoms. Some people Who have MDD
should stay in a hospital during the treatment and some need to participate in outpatient
treatment program until their symptoms get better. A Doctor usually provides the
antidepressant medicine which is the medicine that helps to bring the brain chemical of
Serotonin which is the type of neurotransmitter that releases the dopamine, the chemical that
makes people feel satisfied, back to a right level of the MDD people. The anti-depressant also
has side effects which are tired, Dry mouth, Vision problems, Dizziness, Irritability,

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Constipation (Depression Symptoms, Causes, and Effects. (N.D.). If the antidepressant isn't
working for People with MDD, they should tell the doctor and the doctor will find other
medicine to them to try and choose which one work best for them. People should be aware
with medical overdose because it is possible to happen all the times. In Psychology way, it is
the effective way to treated the MDD people. People with MDD will have Psychotherapy
known as talk therapy, it is about the meeting to talk about your condition and related issues
and it help MDD people by adjust their attitude or other stressful event, change negative
beliefs and behaviors to positive and healthy ones, lift communication skills, find better ways
to cope with challenges and solve problems, increase self-respect, and restore the feeling and
control life. group therapy also is the best way that helps people to have an ability to share
feelings with people who can understand how you feel (Major Depressive Disorder, 2015).
Suicide
Most of the people with MDD do not suicide, but untreated people can want to suicide
and it easier for them to suicide than people who get treated. People dont have enough
energy to suicide themselves but if they gain energy they will able to attempt to suicide.
Suicide is easily possible to happen with MDD people when other factors combine with
suicide, it will be complicated (Suicide and Depression, N.D.). The thought and behavior
about suicide are considered to be symptoms. The risk of suicide should be taken seriously
and the MDD who have behavior involves suicide should meet the doctor (Suicide and
Depression, N.D.). According to Thai post news (2015), it reported about the singer in
Thailand named Sing who die from suicide, the news gave an information that he had MDD
and MDD is the main reason that led him to suicide. Some sources reported that the factor
that combines with his MDD and led him to suicide was the relationship. Most of the people
believe the information since people think there no other reasons that can make him suicide

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except the relationship. He had everything such as money, family, friends, job, fame, and he
already graduated.
How to prevent Major Depression Disorder and suicide
There are no ways to prevent MDD but there are some strategies that may help such
as know how to control stress, go out with family or friends, and get a treatment. The
psychologist suggested that getting treatment is the best way to get rid of MDD. There are
suicide prevention programs which are the program that likely success. All prevention
program should be tested efficacy and safety. However, the best way to avoid suicide, people
with MDD should get treatment after they knew that they have MDD (Suicide and
Depression, N.D.).
Conclusion
MDD is a type of Depression that can lead people to suicide. There is no exact cause
of MDD but there are many factors that considered being the cause of MDD. People with
MDD should get treatment for preventing the effect of MDD. Untreated people are easier to
suicide and the best way to prevent suicide is to get treatment.

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