New findings about depression

The researchers found that there are people who are very good at enduring, they easily encounter difficulties in life, while for others every difficulty and misfortune they encounter on the road is like the nose Needle stabbed into their intestinal liver.

The researchers looked at this problem and they found: Most people have been important in adversity so that they become frustrated, so what is adversity? It could be the death of a loved one, or simply being fired. Therefore, after experiencing relatively minor misfortunes, many people have made significant changes to the problem of making these mental pain changes into depressive disorders, resulting in about 30% of people first depression and 60% of people with a history of depression. But researchers still don't know the exact cause of depression.

Associate Professor George Slavich

According to a new study conducted by researchers working at UCLA, USA, there are people who are more easily depressed by the daily stresses of modern life rhythm because in the past they have experienced adversity or have been depressed before. These two things can make them more sensitive to stresses in later life.

George Slavich, associate professor working at UCLA Cousins ​​Center (treatment of functional neurological disorders), UCLA University, United States and colleagues evaluated the relationship between personal experiences that went through adversity. Early scenes, and the relationship between clinical depression and stress in modern life. Slavich found that individuals who have experienced adversity such as early death or isolation from family or those who have experienced depression are more likely to be depressed than those who have never experienced it. Experiencing these factors, before the low stresses of modern life.

The results of the study were published online in the Journal of Psychiatric Research.

" We have found that, for a long time, some people are more resilient than others, in experiences that involve physically and mentally ," Slavich said. " For example, some people suffer from depression after a relationship breakdown, while others still live healthy, normal lives. In this study, we want to identify related factors. With this phenomenon and checking for increased sensitivity to stress can play a role . "

The researchers conducted tests on 100 depressed individuals, 26 men and 74 women, and interviewed them to determine the type of adversity they had experienced since they were young, the level of depression. what they experienced and stresses in the life they had met recently.

The results of the study showed that those who lost their parents or were separated from their parents for at least a year before age 18, and those who experienced depression in the past will easily fall into depression before Stress at a lower level of current life. In summary, the increase in stress sensitivity is related to the loss of individuals. "

The important question is how adversity has increased the susceptibility to stress in humans . The first possibility, those who experience early adversity or depression develop negative beliefs about themselves or the world, this belief is triggered by the stresses of everyday life. The second possibility, without exclusion, is that early adversity or depression causes a biological system effect that causes depression, and the degree of pre-depression sensitivity may be related to the process such as inflammation caused.

" Although there are many factors that affect sensitivity to stress, " Slavich said, " your thoughts almost always play an important role. For example, when your best friend doesn't call again. For you, follow you: is she angry with you or did she forget you? Our thoughts affect how we react mentally and biologically to the situation, and this reaction in turn is Regardless of your previous experiences, and in the end, you should be careful in your own thoughts and make sure that you are clarifying the situation unbiased. , based on available information ".

Co-authors in this study together with George Slavich, including: Scott M. Monroe, William K. Warren Foundation, Professor of Psychology at Notre Dame University, USA, and Ian H. Gotlib, David Starr Jordan Professor of Psychology at Stanford University, USA.

The research was funded by scientific associations: Branco Weiss Scholarship Foundation and the US National Institutes of Health.