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There is not just one cause of depression. It is a complex disease that can occur as a result of a multitude of factors. For some, depression occurs due to a loss of a loved one, a change in one's life, or after being diagnosed with a serious medical disease. For others, depression just happened, possibly due to their family history. Factors involved in causing depression, include: A history of depression in the family: It is believed that depression is passed genetically from generation to generation, although the exact way this occurs is not known. Grief from the death or loss of a loved one. Personal disputes, like conflict with a family member. Physical, sexual, or emotional abuse. Major events that occur in everyone's lives, such as moving, graduating, changing jobs, getting married or divorced, retiring, etc. Serious illness: depressed feelings are a common reaction to many medical illnesses. Certain medications Substance abuse: close to 30% of people with substance abuse problems also have major depression. Other personal problems: these may come in the forms of social isolation due to other mental illnesses, or being cast out of a family or social circle.
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What was the historical effects of World War 2 on Britain and US?
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s.
What are the causes of labor unrest?
Lacking confidence, depression from numerous areas, low self asteem closed inside your home for a number of months, years.
What came first Great Depression or world war you?
WWI was a major cause of the Great Depression.
Did the Great Depression lead to cold war?
The great depression of the 1930's led to WW2; WW2 got the US out of the depression.
What lasted from the end of the 19th century to the beginning of World War 1?
An economic depression. The amazing thing is that the depression of the late 1800's was far worse than the depression of the 1930s and 40s. But, people seem to forget that for some reason. I think maybe it is because there was no radio and film to capture the trauma of that depression.
