Sibin Nair1
and Ossama Riaz2
Saint James School of Medicine, USA
Spartan Health Sciences University, USA

Case Report
Published: 07 Sep, 2018

Abstract

Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is the most common mental health disorder in the United States
as well as all over the world. According to the CDC, MDD affects more than 16.1 million American
adults, or about 6.7% of the U.S. population age 18 and older in a given year. People suffering
from MDD experience sadness, anhedonia, feelings of guilt, loss of energy, lack of concentration,
loss in appetite, and psychomotor symptoms with possible suicidal ideation. It is a mental disease
that unfortunately is still marginalized and ostracized in society today. We wrote this case report
in hopes of raising awareness for depression and how it can affect individuals through secondary
pathways.

Source: http://www.clinicalcasereportsint.com/pdfs_folder/ccri-v2-id1069.pdf