Mental Health Brochure
Student Name
Professor Marks
April 28,2024
Description of Major
Depressive Disorder Common Causes
Some common causes for major depressive
Description disorder are genetics, illness, death or a loss,
Major depressive disorder is a mental health stress, medication, and life events. These can
disorder that causes loss of interest in activities that all make someone depressed whether some
some might find enjoyable. This affects a lot of people believe it or not. Genetics can affect
people however, it mostly affects those in their 30’s the brain like they do the body while a baby is
to 40’s. Onset is about 20’s to 30’s. It can affect in the whom. Illness can make a person feel Major Depressive
everyone differently. Some people might still be able down because they cannot do what they are
to do things, but others might have a hard time even used to doing because they are weaker than Disorder
getting out of their bed. normal. Death and loss can make people
depressed because they lose someone that Major depressive disorder can affect any age
they love. Stress is a common depressor group but mostly affects adults within their
because everyone has things that stress them 30’s to their 40’s. More women are affected by
out. Certain medications can affect peoples depression than men. There are more than 3
mental health because they are not used to it million cases of depression in the U.S. alone.
yet, or it does not combine well with other “Approximately 21 percent of americans will
medications. Life events can make people develop MDD at some point” (Grison,
depressed based on what is currently going Gazzaaniga., 2022). So many people go
Student Name
Professor Marks
April 28,2024
Description of Major
Depressive Disorder Common Causes
Some common causes for major depressive
Description disorder are genetics, illness, death or a loss,
Major depressive disorder is a mental health stress, medication, and life events. These can
disorder that causes loss of interest in activities that all make someone depressed whether some
some might find enjoyable. This affects a lot of people believe it or not. Genetics can affect
people however, it mostly affects those in their 30’s the brain like they do the body while a baby is
to 40’s. Onset is about 20’s to 30’s. It can affect in the whom. Illness can make a person feel Major Depressive
everyone differently. Some people might still be able down because they cannot do what they are
to do things, but others might have a hard time even used to doing because they are weaker than Disorder
getting out of their bed. normal. Death and loss can make people
depressed because they lose someone that Major depressive disorder can affect any age
they love. Stress is a common depressor group but mostly affects adults within their
because everyone has things that stress them 30’s to their 40’s. More women are affected by
out. Certain medications can affect peoples depression than men. There are more than 3
mental health because they are not used to it million cases of depression in the U.S. alone.
yet, or it does not combine well with other “Approximately 21 percent of americans will
medications. Life events can make people develop MDD at some point” (Grison,
depressed based on what is currently going Gazzaaniga., 2022). So many people go
