Depression

Twenty-three year old Janice was having a hard time getting out of bed everyday. She would often lie in her darkened room long past noon, disregarding the chores, her own grooming, and she rarely spent anytime with her five year old son Rory. Rory’s care was put almost entirely into the hands of Janice’s mother, Dorothea, who had taken both of them in after Janice’s husband had left them. Janice, when she …showed first 75 words of 1647 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1647 total…effects more than just the person diagnosed, though. As the symptoms rise to the surface, someone who is irritable can cause a rift between family members, inactivity will promote a feeling on being unwanted, and feelings of worthlessness may lead to suicide, which hits everyone hard. It is extremely important for social workers to identify depression in their clients if they are to truly get back on their feet and become part of society again.