Good afternoon, my family from Steemit.
Today we are going to talk about a very sad topic that not only affects the elderly, but also our young people, who are professional, hard-working people, like you, me, all of us, who give our best to survive in this lifetime.
According to recent studies, at least 15% of the general population will suffer at some point an episode of major depression, despite being a typical condition of adulthood. Depression can appear at any age, in fact, the pre-valence is 15% in the elderly, 2% in children, and 4% to 8% in adolescents. These figures, translated in economic terms, are alarming. In the USA, for example, there are 18,000,000 affected individuals, resulting in annual expenses of 43 billion dollars. That is why experts consider that the global impact of depressive disorders is comparable, generated by coronary disease, and in that sense it exceeds diabetes. Within 20 years, depression will be the second cause of disability in the entire world, after cardiovascular diseases.
According to current models, in depressed patients, there is a marked decrease in the concentration of noradrenaline and serotonin, with loss of function of postsynaptic receptors. In early stages, compensatory phenomena appear that include less activity of the receptors and inhibitors (which favors the release of neurotransmitters), and hypersensitivity of the receptors (which allows them to respond even with low levels of neurotransmitters). However, over time, such mechanisms are depleted and clinical manifestations appear.
So far, the causes of this synaptic dysfunction have not been revealed in their entirety, but there seem to be genetic and environmental factors. One of the best known is recent exposure to intense emotional events, such as physical assault (assault, rape), physical disability, or separation from a loved one. As well as financial or legal interpersonal problems.
That is why we feel the great loss of the journalist Alejando Cañizales, who was a well-known announcer, who worked as a reporter on a radio station in Venezuela. He has taken his life in his apartment, since he suffered from a depression.
We pay tribute to our journalist Alejandro Cañizales, very loved in Venezuela. Today he will be remembered as a hardworking person, who put Venezuela on high.
I found this information in:
http://www.chismeven.net/2018/04/se-suicido-alejando-canizales-de-fm.html
Yaditzha Irausquín - Ciencias Biológicas 2.