Depression As a common psychological and mental illness around the world, it has long been a household name. After the first attack of depression, half of the people will not relapse for life, and half will relapse. For patients with 3 or more episodes or who have not received maintenance treatment, the risk of recurrence is as high as 90%.
That is to say, if symptoms recur, it indicates that he may need to take the medicine for life . So why does depression recur so easily? I've summarized some reasons for you.
Six major recurrence factors of depression:
trigger 1: genetic history
Depression has a tendency to be genetic, people with family history have poor prognosis and high recurrence rate.
Cause 2: Misunderstanding before illness has not been improved
This is why we have always advocated that the best treatment of mental illnesses is drug treatment + psychological treatment. Before the patient diagnosed with depression, he may have extreme views on things, or misunderstandings caused by his original family, or his own inability to accept himself. If this knot in his heart is not opened, it is likely that the disease will recur because of another triggering event.
Induce 3: Support from society and family
If society and family lack support for in patients with depression, it cannot effectively alleviate the stress caused by various stresses in patients with depression, or excessive reprimand of the patient by family members and friends will affect the patient's condition to a certain extent, leading to an increase in the recurrence rate.
Induce 4: No maintenance period treatment
Generally, patients who take medication for a long time and have a relatively sufficient dose are not prone to recurrence, while those who keep discontinuing the medication and not following the doctor's advice are more prone to recurrence. Enough medication and long-term maintenance treatment are crucial factors for prognosis relapse , and a considerable number of relapsed patients are due to not receiving proper maintenance treatment.
cause 5: Seasonal change
Season will also have a certain impact on the recurrence of depression. Depression often occurs in autumn and winter, and spring is also the peak period for depression. Every March to May is the peak period for recurrence of depression, accounting for about 70% of the annual recurrence rate, especially in April. Because the temperature, weather and air humidity fluctuate greatly during this period, it is easy to cause brain disorders and recurrence of depression.
trigger 6: Stimulation of life events
The stimulation of negative events in life will promote the recurrence of depression, which may put the patient in a high-risk state, such as sudden major changes, financial difficulties, unemployment, love breakup, divorce, loss of important relatives, etc. It is hard for ordinary people to resist, let alone those who have been hurt.
We should know that the first treatment of depression is crucial. If the first attack is not completely cured, the possibility of recurrence will increase.
Some things we can avoid should be made to make efforts, and those we cannot avoid should be faced calmly. Don’t give yourself too much psychological burden. You must be down-to-earth in setting a goal and leave some rest time according to your own state.
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