Depression Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• insomnia: trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, or waking up too early
• concentrate: depression can make it difficult to focus/ _
• interest: depression can cause a loss of _ in things you usually enjoy
• appetite: depression can cause an increase or decrease in _ or weight
• depressed: feeling sad, blue, or down in the dumps
• motivation: depression can cause a lack of _ to complete daily tasks
• thirty: percentage of adults who have been diagnosed with depression in their life
• females: this gender experiences 1.5- to 3-fold higher rates of depression
• serotonin: one of the neurotransmitters depleted during depression
• antidepressant: medication used to treat depression
• melatonin: chemical your body naturally produces to help regulate sleep
• psychiatrist: medical doctor who can diagnose and treat a wide variety of mental health conditions
• therapy: non-medication approach to treating mental health conditions by talking with a psychologist, therapist, or counselor
• pharmacist: health care professional who specializes in the management of medications
• four: antidepressants can take _ to six weeks to start working
• stomach: upset _ is the most common side effect when starting an antidepressant
• exercise: healthy diet and _ can help improve symptoms of depression
• prozac: first ssri antidepressant approved in the u.s. in the 1980s
• daily: antidepressants must be taken _ , as opposed to as needed, in order to work properly
• adherence: taking your medications as prescribed
• alcohol: drugs and _ worsen depression
• irritability: flu-like symptoms, insomnia, anxiety, and _ can occur when abruptly discontinuing antidepressants
• six: number of months antidepressants should be continued in patients who achieve remission to decrease risk of relapse