Avtor/Urednik		Marušič, Andrej; Zorko, Maja
Naslov		Depresija - bolezen kot vsaka druga
Prevedeni naslov		Depression - disorder as any other
Tip		članek
Vir		Med Razgl
Vol. in št.		Letnik 45, št. Suppl 1
Leto izdaje		2006
Obseg		str. 15-8
Jezik		slo
Abstrakt		Depression is a mood disorder which also includes changes in one's appearance, behaviour and cognition. The burden of depression is felt in terms of impaired quality of life for individuals and lost productivity for society. Depression is more frequent among individuals with existing physical illness compared to physically healthy individuals. The treatment gap (the proportion of those who need treatment, but are not treated) for depression is more than evident and is mainly a consequence of the attached stigma and sparse knowledge about the disease. Almost half of those with depressive disorder will not seek help within the health-care system. Of those who do seek help and consult their primary care physicians, only a third will be adequately treated. The challenge is clear: the recognition and treatment of depression has to be improved by educating professionals and other members of the community who are contacted by individuals with depressive disorder and can encourage them to seek help, as well as by raising awareness among persons with depression and their closest relatives and friends that depression is a disorder as any other.
Izvleček		Depresivna motnja je motnja razpoloženja in čustvovanja s sočasnimi spremembami izgleda, vedenja in mišljenja. Ima velik vpliv tako na posameznika, v smislu zmanjšane kakovosti življenja, kakor tudi na družbo, predvsem v smislu izgube njene produktivnosti. Pogostejša je med tistimi, ki že imajo telesno bolezen, kot med tistimi, ki so telesno zdravi. Zaradi stigme in nepoznavanja ozadja bolezni prihaja do obsežne vrzeli zdravljenja, to je deleža tistih, ki bi potrebovali zdravljenje, a ga niso deležni. Skoraj polovica vseh oseb z depresivno motnjo ne poišče pomoči znotraj zdravstvenega sistema. Od teh, ki pridejo do zdravnika, pa je le tretjina deležna ustreznega zdravljenja. Izziv je očiten: prepoznavanje in zdravljenje depresije je potrebno izboljšati z izobraževanjem strokovne javnosti in drugih ključnih oseb, ki se srečujejo z depresivnim človekom in ga usmerjajo k iskanju pomoči, ter z ozaveščanjem ljudi z depresijo in njihovih bližnjih, da je depresija bolezen kot vsak druga.
Deskriptorji		DEPRESSION