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The aim of this research was to find the ratio of teens and young adults who are Almost Depressed. This age group was chosen because Almost Depression is very common and mostly it is ignored considering normal hormonal changes during this span of life. The paper focuses mostly on the main symptoms and it also differentiates Persistent Depressive Disorder also known as Almost Depression from Major Depressive Disorder. We used survey method for our study. There were a total of 576 participants. There were 36 questions asked to the participants with options and the last question being open ended. The analysis states that there are around 64.32% participants who are Almost Depressed. The research brought the end conclusion that even though people pretend to be happy and give a smile, most of them are going through a certain amount or beginning to fall into the trap of Almost Depression. Even though there are lot of professionals to help, the patients do not seek their help due
Keywords : Almost Depression, Dysthymia, PDD, Anxiety
1.INTRODUCTION
Almost Depression is also known as 'Low-grade Depression', 'Persistent Depressive Disorder', 'High Functioning Depression', and 'Dysthymia'. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Persistent Depressive Disorder (PDD) is a category that includes numerous forms of Chronic Depression in which depressive symptoms are present on most of the days over at least a 2-year period. This concept was earlier known as Dysthymia and it was later introduced as PDD in late 1970s as a replacement of "depressive personality".
PDD may start from as early as before age 21 years or as late as at age 21 years or older. Dysthymia is a chronic form of Depression that can cause people to lose interest in their normal day-to-day activities, have low self-esteem and an overall feeling of, feelings of hopelessness, inadequacy and difficulty with productivity. Given the chronic nature of Dysthymia, these feelings can continue for years and negatively impact relationships, education, employment and other daily activities.(Association, 2013)
People going through this stage often feel irritated by the presence of others. Their actions and words often tend to frustrate them. They lose interest in activities which involve conversing with other human beings. Anxiety is very common in...