Morbid depression

What is represented by morbid depression

Morbid depression – a state when the person shows constant concern about an opportunity to ache, complains or is anxious with the physical health, perceives the feelings as unpleasant and abnormal, assumes that in addition to a basic disease he is sick still with something.

People with morbid depression see symptoms of serious diseases in minor problems with health or even in normal functioning of an organism. At the same time the person cannot control the symptoms connected with morbid depression that can interfere with his normal life activity and provoke a serious distress (the stress caused by expression of negative emotions).

Young people are most subject to this somatoformny frustration, however from development of morbid depression representatives and other age groups are not insured.

Such factors as can participate in development of frustration:

• physical or sexual abuse in the past;
• the serious disease postponed in the childhood;
• exposure of a disease of inborn character;
• inability to express emotions;
• existence of morbid depression at close relatives – happens learning of painful behavior since the childhood.

Besides, such features of the personality as suspiciousness, uneasiness or depressiveness dispose to emergence of this state.

Morbid depression symptoms

People with morbid depression are concerned by the imaginary physical disease, but at the same time they do not lie and do not forge the symptoms, they really believe that they are sick.

Precautionary symptoms of morbid depression it is possible to call the following:

• Rich history of visit of doctors. Very often these hypochondriac patients look for the "suitable" doctor who will agree with existence at them serious diseases.
• Recently endured stressful event or loss.
• Excessive concern in specific system of an organism or body.
• Displacement or change of symptoms of a physical disease.
• Constant fears of the person which do not reduce even assurance of the doctor about his good health.
• The person suffers from nervousness, uneasiness or a depression.
• Concern about a physical state spoils relationship in a family, prevents work and social life.

Morbid depression symptoms are noticed, as a rule, by surrounding people as the patient is sure that his problem consists in a therapeutic disease. Most often hypochondriacs complain of the problems connected with digestive tract, generative organs, heart, brain.

Treatment of morbid depression

In case of diagnosing of morbid depression in a complex apply the following methods of treatment:

• Maintenance therapy. This way of treatment of morbid depression consists in regular contact of the person with the doctor to which he trusts. Within this relationship the doctor is focused on support and belief of the person, but at the same time monitors changes in a physical state not to miss development of a real disease.
• Psychotherapy. This method of treatment of morbid depression has advisory character and is directed to change of behavior and views which caused frustration emergence. The psychotherapy can help to improve working and social functioning of the person, and also to cope with a stress. Use of this method of treatment is complicated by the fact that hypochondriacs, as a rule, deny existence at them mental or emotional problems.
• Medicines. If morbid depression is followed by sharp changes of mood or the increased uneasiness, prescription of antidepressants or anxiolytics (antialarming means) is reasonable.

In most cases a question of how will get rid of morbid depression, concern relatives of the so-called patient therefore they play an important role in belief of the person that he really demands psychological assistance.

What morbid depression is dangerous by

This somatoformny frustration brings to the person an array of problems, beginning from physical and moral discomfort, finishing with big accounts for unnecessary medical services.

Morbid depression represents a state which can proceed for years, and even effective treatment does not guarantee that symptoms will not return.

The absolute way to prevent morbid depression does not exist, however the understanding and support of close people can help to adapt to frustration and to reduce weight of its symptoms.