MDD is prevalent among non-Christians and Christians too. People suffering from MDD are characterized by a disposition that is either psychotic or neurotic, according to research approximately “21% of adults in the United States have depressive symptoms” – that follow behaviors of extreme discontent, misery, inadequacy, with difficulty of mental clarity and awareness, and societal idleness (Sorenson, 2013, p. 343). Some suggest that unhappiness can also be caused by religious pressures, such as, during commitment or recommitment to living a Christ-like life (the process of the renewing of the body, mind, and spirit) that many new or those Believers who chose to recommit to change from their religious disobedience and unresolved sin, …show more content…
505-506). Unfortunately, many believe being a Christian means they will live a life that is void of any unpleasantries, nevertheless, when facing adversities and unexpected negative life circumstances that are out of their control, such as, extreme life changes they end up experiencing the symptoms of depression. Others dispute that religious assertions and personal spiritual growth is not related to depression, on the other hand, believe that the Church has a responsibility for edifying and realigning lay helping services or Christian counseling ministry with the facts about MDD that help not only delineate humankinds emotional response system, but how the brain and body interact to coordinate during extreme life changing circumstances or events that may include helping people transition from living a worldly life into a healthy well-balanced individual (Sorenson, 2013, pp. 343-353). Principally, Church leaders must keep vigilance, offer church family Biblical education on the topic of depression, and encourage their followers to seek out a qualified pastor, Christian psychologist, and continue counseling to help them alleviate all facets of MDD and structured with Biblical enlightenment