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There are over 900 pages in the DSM-5, containing all of the mental disorders known to man. (APA, 2013, 165).One of those disorders is a severe case of depression known as â€Å"Major Depressive Disorder† or Major Depression. Major Depression currently affects 14.8 million adults in the United States alone. (APA, 2013, 165).Most adults that are diagnosed with major depressive disorder seek medical treatment or therapy. However, every year more than 1 million people commit suicide either before treatment kicks in or before seeking treatment.(APA, 2013, 165). Seung-Hui Cho was one adult with major depressive disorder that killed 33 people before taking his own life instead of seeking treatment. Seung-Hui Cho was born in South Korea on January†¦show more content†¦C. The episode is not attributable to the physiological effects of a substance or to another medical condition. Note: Criteria A-C represent a major depressive episode. Note: Responses to a significant loss (e.g., dereavement, financial ruin, losses from a natural disaster, a serious medical illness or disability) may include the feelings of intense sadness, rumination about the loss, insomnia, poor appetite, and weight loss noted in Criterion A, which may resemble a depressive episode. Although such symptoms may be understandable or considered appropriate to the loss, the presence of a major depressive episode in addition to the normal response to a significant loss should also be carefully considered. This decision inevitably requires the exercise of clinical judgement based on the individual’s history and the cultural norms for the expression of distress in the context of loss. D. The occurrence of the major depressive episode is not better explained by schizoaffective disorder, schizophrenia, schizophreniform disorder, delusional disorder, or other specified and unspecified schizophrenia Spectrum and other psychotic disorders. E. There has never been a manic episode or hypomanic episode. Note: this exclusion does not apply if all of the manic-like or hypomanic-like episodes are substance-induced or are attributable to the physiologicalShow MoreRelatedA Method Of Preventing School Shootings895 Words   |  4 PagesThe author states in regards to relationships and school shootings â€Å"The lack of attachment with their parents or caregivers at the beginning of their life to some of the school shooters. Sueng-Hui Cho, who was the shooter of the Virginia Tech Massacre on April 16, 2007 suffered from this kind of risk factor. Cho did not communicate with his parents or those around him† (Ibid, 2014). This shows how the lack of a relationship with your parents or caregivers could lead to violent behavior. Some shootersRead MoreSchool Shootings And Its Effect On Society3081 Words   |  13 Pages7:15 A.M Sueng-Hui Cho enters a residence hall on the campus of Virginia Technical University and shoots a man and a woman inside the building. Cho then goes back his dorm room, where he changes out of his bloody clothing and then heads to the duck pond on campus while campus police as well as personnel from the Blacksburg police department are investigating the murder of the man and woman, as a possible domestic dispute. While the boyfriend of the female victim is being sought after, Cho mailed a