Major Depressive Disorder Bernadette Cruz PSY350 Physiological Psychology Instructor Arthur Swisher September 6, 2016

Major Depressive Disorder Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is what I have chosen for my topic. Major Depressive Disorder is also known as depression, which is a disorder that can cause individuals to either be somewhat unhappy or extremely unhappy, antisocial along with several other symptoms. Depression is very common, is a major factor in suicide and it actually affects so many lives on a daily basis. Depression is formally defined as a mood disorder characterized by lethargy, sad affect, diminished interest in all activities, cognitive disturbances, and eating and sleeping abnormalities (Wilson, 2013. Sec. 12.2). When depression is present in...