ncent Van Gogh, Abraham Lincoln, Barbara Bush, Beethoven, and Charles Dickens. These celebrities were diagnosed having either unipolar or bipolar disorders.Depressive illnesses can be treated. There are various ways to treat a depressive illness depending on the type of illness. Much of my researched has shown that with a combination of antidepressant medication along with psychotherapy is the quickest, most effective treatment. Many times, antidepressant medication is needed to clear the foggy head, so they can concentrate in their therapy sessions. If a person took antidepressant medication that didn’t have depression, the medication wouldn’t have any affect on them. It wouldn’t make them happier or give them any more energy. That’s probably why they aren’t street drugs, in a sense that they aren’t mood-altering drugs. Psychotherapy is mostly talking therapy. During psychotherapy, it focuses on changing a person’s negative thinking, and how to successfully interact with others. Unfortunately, if depression isn’t treated, it could have fatal results. Depressive illnesses can distort a person’s thinking, so they don’t think clearly or rationally. They may not know they have a treatable illness, or they may think they can’t be helped. Depressive illnesses can cause thoughts of hopelessness and helplessness, which may lead to suicidal thoughts.III.Conclusion It’s hard to imagine that depression is the most common, most misdiagnosed illness in America. Don’t get confused. People with a depressive illness can’t talk themselves into feeling good. These illnesses are different from ordinary blues. The ordinary blues are normal and eventually pass, but depressive illnesses last for months or even years with varying patterns. I have always been confused on the difference between the ordinary blues and a depression illness. This speech allowed...
