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Depression in Numbers
General Information
What is Depression?
Feeling sad and depressed is a normal part of life’s ups and downs. However, when you have prolonged feelings of helplessness or hopelessness, and you feel sad most of the time; this is not normal day to day reactions to the ebb and flow of life. If you feel sad most of the [...]
Common Depression Symptoms
Depression is a chemical imbalance in the brain; it is not something that you can just make go away on its own. If you suffer from depression symptoms, your family and friends may have told you it was just in your head, and to stop being negative. Clinical depression is a physical condition, [...]
What Are The Causes?
Just about everyone knows what depression is; however, it is unclear just what the causes of depression are. It is believed that depression symptoms occur due to a combination of environmental factors, genetics, and biochemical changes that take place in the brain. Studies have shown that biochemical changes occur in people who are [...]
Depression Treatment
After you have been diagnosed with depression, you and your doctor will discuss options for depression treatment. The way your depression will be treated will depend on the type and severity of depression that you have. Many people are treated with depression drugs, known as antidepressants. However, some people may have the [...]
Living with Depression
Clinical depression is so common, that it is nearly as prevalent as heart disease. Up to 14 million people are diagnosed with depression every year. Sadly, only a small portion of people living with depression are not receiving appropriate depression treatment. There are many people clinically depressed, but, for whatever reason, they [...]
Male Depression Overview
Traditionally less men suffer from the illness of depression then women. Recent studies though confirm that more and more men are being diagnosed and treated for this serious and disabling illness. In the United States it between 3 million and 6 million men are affected by depression in one form or another [...]
Female Depression Overview
Clinical depression is a serious illness that affects women 2 to 1 more than men. It is believed that hormones have a big impact on female depression. The female hormone, estrogen, causes changes to take place in the female body at puberty and at the time when the woman is going through her [...]
Child Depression Overview
Children get sad from time to time, and they get the blues sometimes when stressful events happen, such as a pet dying. It’s normal for children to feel sad when sad things happen. However, child depression is something completely different than sadness or the blues. Depression in children might manifest as persistent [...]
Teen Depression Overview
Approximately 10 percent of the American population is clinically depressed. Depression isn’t just a blue mood; it is a mental health issue, or illness. Teenagers make up 4 to 5 percent of the population that is diagnosed with some form of depression. Most teens don’t even know they are depressed, and [...]
Depression FAQ
Depression is one of the most prevalent mental and physical health issues common to the general population between adults, young adults, and children. People who have a question about depression should have information available to them. If you or a loved one is depressed you should check your symptoms with those listed on [...]