Condition
Depression
Depression — often referred to as Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) or clinical depression — is a serious mental health condition. It is more than feeling sad or having a bad day. It is a persistently low mood and loss of interest or pleasure in activities once enjoyed, lasting for at least two weeks.
Key symptoms
- ·Persistent sadness, tearfulness, emptiness, or hopelessness
- ·Irritability or angry outbursts, even over small matters
- ·Loss of interest or pleasure in hobbies and activities
- ·Feelings of worthlessness or excessive guilt
- ·Changes in appetite and/or weight (either increase or decrease)
- ·Sleep disturbances (insomnia, waking too early, or sleeping too much)
- ·Tiredness and lack of energy, where even small tasks require extra effort
- ·Unexplained physical problems, such as headaches or aches and pains
- ·Difficulty thinking, concentrating, making decisions, or remembering
- ·Slowed thinking, speaking, or body movements
- ·In severe cases, frequent or recurrent thoughts of death or suicide
What causes depression
Depression is a multifaceted psychiatric disorder. Multiple factors may act on biological, psychological, and social levels — and it impacts multiple domains of a person's life: physical health, social relationships, and daily functioning.
There is rarely a single cause. Often it is a combination of genetic vulnerability, life stressors, hormonal shifts, sleep disruption, and patterns of thinking that compound over time.
How we treat this at IASO
Treatment begins with a thorough psychiatric assessment to understand the full picture — your history, your symptoms, and what you actually need. From there we build a plan around you: evidence-based, paced sensibly, and revisited as you progress.
Care may include psychotherapy, medication, or a combination — chosen and adjusted based on what works for you. Everything is discussed openly, and nothing is prescribed without a clear clinical reason.