Literature Review: Gangguan Mental Depresi Pada Wanita

Abstract

Depression is a form of mental health condition experienced by many people and often
occurs along with anxiety. Depression can be mild and transient, or severe and
prolonged. There are people who experience depression only once in their life; some
have experienced it many times. Depression is one of the main causes of suicide
(suicide). Based on the data as much as 40% of patients depressed people have
suicidal ideation, and only about 15% are successful in doing so. WHO predicts that
by 2020, depression will be one of the most common mental disorders and major
depression will be the second leading cause of death after heart attacks. Depression
is a mental disorder characterized by a prolonged feeling of sadness and loss of
interest in activities that are usually done with pleasure. Signs of depression include a
bad mood such as prolonged sadness, hopelessness, feelings of guilt and
meaninglessness so that all mental processes (thinking, feeling and behaving) can affect motivation to engage in activities in daily life and interpersonal relationships.
Another sign of depression is stopping your usual daily activities for at least two weeks.
Keywords: Depression, women, literature review