The States of Mind

Our class spent many weeks researching, planning, & writing to answer an inquiry question of their choice. Please enjoy their final published work!

Mrs. Montag's Class ~ 5th Grade Genius Hour Projects

How long can depression last for? Depression can last for about 2 weeks at a time but it can be different for everyone- sometimes it could last for 2-8 months, or anything in between those time periods. How can depression be treated? The most efficient

Depression is unfortunately common among us, since it reaches about 18 million people per year. But, in 2015 the WHO (World Health Organizer) estimated about 322 million people worldwide living with depression, which could be caused by past trauma.

Short recaps of every chapter: What is depression? Depression is a mood disorder, clinical depression, or major depressive disorder. What causes depression

best treatments for depression before there is a cure

Preventing depression is extremely important if we want to reduce the burden of depressive disorders and number of suicide.

If you have depression, you can prevent it by getting enough sleep, which means to not stay up all night and get 8-12 (or more) hours of sleep. 2 other ways to prevent depression is to have a healthy diet- which means to not skip any of the 3 meals,

You can prevent depression by doing self-care activities daily, including yoga and running.

Brain shrinkage is caused by the cortisol, which is the stress hormone. If you have depression, it releases bigger amounts of cortisol than on average, which then causes the brain to shrink. But don't worry, if this does happen, there is a way you can try

The most common way is by eliminating any stress you come across or surround yourself with. Your brain would not only shrink, but it would also have thicker gray matter, since a non- depressed brain would have light gray matter. You might even experience

But, that doesn't mean that people can only get depression from adverse subjects, there is a possible chance to get it from ‘happy’ events, such as graduating from highschool and getting your diploma, or getting your first job or internship. Many people

Happy events people may get depression from: &gt; Graduating high school &gt; Getting a diploma &gt; Getting a scholarship &gt; Getting married

Depression can affect your actions, causing you to function differently than others without it. Other symptoms cold involve angry breakouts- for example, your sitting at a table with your friends talking about an incident, and they mention your name,

Name

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