Unipolar depression (also commonly referred to as Unipolar Disorder or Major Depression) is a severe mental condition that affects 4.9 percent of the United States population. Unipolar disorder is known to affect the sufferer’s quality of life. But unlike the usual sadness or periods of being down with “the blues”, symptoms of unipolar depression causes a long episode of hopelessness and gloom and may even rob the patient of the ability to take pleasure in relationships or activities that were once pleasurable. Unipolar depression is possibly the oldest health condition that has plagued humans. The intensity or severity of this mental ailment is greater in duration and severity when compared to the usual bouts of feelings of sadness. Effects of Unipolar Depression The effects of unipolar depression come in a variety of ways and differ from patient to patients. Here is a list of the well known effects of unipolar depression: • Sleeplessness (Insomnia) – people who suffer from unipolar depression typically have trouble sleeping. The patient often tends to wake up earlier than they should and find it difficult to get back to sleep. • Physical effects – the physical effects typically associated with mood disorder include headaches, fatigue, body ache, digestive related issues etc • Weight Fluctuation – the person starts to go without food, which will result in weight loss. There are occasions where the sufferer starts to overeat or stops taking part in physical activities which results in weight gain. • Thyroid Disease – according to ...

Unipolar depression (also called Unipolar disorder or Major depression) is a condition that is characterized by serious and debilitating depressive period of Major Depression or Clinical Depression. Unlike Bipolar depression, where patients suffer cycles of low (depressive) and high (manic) symptoms, patients with Unipolar disorder only suffer the depressive end of the spectrum. There is big difference between an individual who is going through a pretty rough patch and feels unhappy and a person who has been diagnosed with clinical depression and the sadness effects on your mind. The latter is typically unaffected by a joyous moment. This simply means that they never experience uplift in their mood in respond to other people and events that they are surrounded by.  A person who is suffering from Unipolar depression most times remain indifferent and cold. One of the worse things about this mood disorder is that it affects the sufferer’s social, professional and personal life; as the patient no longer gets enjoyment from the things that they typically love to take part in and they may also become pretty withdrawn and feel overwhelmed. If Unipolar depression becomes severe and goes untreated, it could actually lead to suicide, job loss and lost relationships. The cause of this disorder is not completely understood; however they may vary and can be caused by any of the following: • Disruption in neurochemicals and neural circuits in the brain • Secondary disorders such as social anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, generalized anxiety disorder or panic disorder ...