Acute Depression
Acute depression generates a condition, which interferes with a person's ability to function normally. This in turn can also produce collateral symptoms such as delusions or hallucinations, and can finally lead to suicide. Depression is a common problem in patients of acute cardiac events. It is expected that up to 20% of individuals have a major depressive episode within a few weeks of acute events, and other 25% experiencing minor depression or dysthymia. Depressed patients experience more social problems over the first year of recovery, report impaired quality of life, are very less adherent to treatment advice, and are slower to return to work than non-depressed patients. It is generally agreed so that this depression merits treatment in its own right. But debate continues about whether it is a serious factor for future cardiac mortality and morbidity or not.
Several studies have demonstrated that depression following an acute myocardial infarction is associated with increased risk of future cardiac events and cardiac mortality, with adjusted odd ratios of 2 to 3.6. However, a number of studies have not shown this relation.7–11. This difference has highlighted the importance of design, methodological, and statistical issues. Of these crucial importance is for sample size.6 Changes in the management and definition of acute coronary syndromes have led to relatively low mortality rates of between 4–6% over 12 months in recent studies. In order to show a relative risk of mortality of 2.5 in the presence of depression (with a 20% prevalence),
In acute depression, you will find that you are able to attend your general functions, such as going to your kids little league games or even getting up to go to work, but you cannot seem to get excited about anything. Sometimes you can't find what is wrong. You can't explain about situation to your spouse, you just don't feel right. Your desire may decrease or increase, you may begin to drink more often, or find that you can’t sleep properly. As acute depression is left undiagnosed, you will start to sleep more often, and in severe cases of a chronic symptom of depression, you may feel it increasingly difficulty to leave the house or even get out of bed. The worst symptom of depression is that many people don't know that they suffer from it. Not able to clearly define why they are blue, they assume that the sadness and apathy will eventually go away by itself.
Acute depression is especially hard for men to discuss depression as it is still considered socially unacceptable in some circles. If a depression is unchecked, it may lead to self-destructive behavior such as alcoholism, drug addiction, or even suicide. If you find any of these signs of depression in your life, it is important to talk to someone about them. The first person is usually your spouse, but you should talk of your primary caregiver immediately. Recovering form acute depression, you need to change your diet and exercise routine, or in cases of moderate to severe depression, you may need to take an anti-depressant medication for a few months.