| Depression is a very common word in our
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| | many of the symptoms listed. Severity of
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| vocabulary. I think just about everyone
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| | the symptoms also varies with individuals
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| over the age of about 12 years old knows
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| | and over time.
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| a little bit about what depression is.
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| | A major depression is diagnosed by a
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| To define a depressive disorder
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| | combination of the listed symptoms when
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| officially: A depressive disorder is an
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| | they interfere with the ability to work,
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| illness that involves the body, mood and
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| | study, sleep, eat and enjoy once
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| thoughts by affecting the way a person
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| | pleasurable activities. Such disabling
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| eats, sleeps, feels about himself and
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| | depressive episodes may occur only once.
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| thinks about things.
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| | More commonly, however, they will occur
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| A true depressive disorder is not the
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| | several times in a lifetime.
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| same as feeling "blue." For a person to
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| | Dysthymia is a less severe type of
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| be diagnosed with a depressive disorder
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| | depression that involves long-term,
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| it does not mean they have a personal
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| | chronic symptoms that do not disable the
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| weakness or a condition that can be
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| | person, but does keep him from
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| wished away. A person with a true
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| | functioning well or from feeling good.
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| depressive disorder cannot pull
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| | The third type of depression discussed in
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| themselves together and just get better.
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| | this article is bipolar disorder also
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| A true depressive disorder requires
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| | called manic-depressive illness.
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| appropriate treatment to improve and to
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| | Manic-depressive illness is not as
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| recover.
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| | prevalent as the other forms of
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| There are different types of depression
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| | depressive disorders. This disorder is
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| just as there are different types of
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| | characterized by cycling mood changes:
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| cancers and different types of heart
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| | severe highs (mania) and lows
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| disease.
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| | (depression).
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| Three common types of depression are:
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| | Symptoms of mania are:
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| -Major depression;
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| | -Abnormal or excessive elation;
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| -Dysthymia;
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| | -Unusual irritability;
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| -Bipolar disorder.
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| | -Decreased need for sleep;
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| Symptoms of major depression are:
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| | -Grandiose notions;
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| -A persistent sad, anxious, or "empty"
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| | -Increased talking;
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| mood;
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| | -Racing thoughts;
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| -Feelings of hopelessness;
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| | -Increased sexual desire;
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| -Feelings of guilt;
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| | -Markedly increased energy;
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| -Feelings of worthlessness and
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| | -Poor judgment;
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| helplessness;
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| | -Inappropriate social behavior.
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| -Loss of interest in hobbies and
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| | To find help you can check the yellow
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| activities that were once enjoyed;
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| | pages under the following categories:
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| -Difficulty concentrating, remembering,
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| | -Mental health;
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| making decisions;
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| | -Health;
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| -Insomnia, early-morning awakening, or
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| | -Social services;
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| oversleeping;
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| | -Suicide prevention;
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| -Appetite and/or weight loss or
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| | -Crisis intervention services;
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| overeating and weight gain;
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| | -Hotlines;
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| -Thoughts of death or suicide;
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| | -Hospitals;
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| -Suicide attempts;
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| | -Physicians.
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| -Persistent physical symptoms that do not
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| | In a time of acute emergency or crisis
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| respond to treatment like headaches,
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| | you can seek help in the nearest hospital
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| digestive upsets and chronic pain.
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| | emergency room, which will be able to
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| It is important to note that not everyone
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| | provide temporary help and will be able
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| who is depressed experiences every
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| | to refer you to other appropriate
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| symptom listed. Some people experience a
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| | professionals.
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| few symptoms, other people experience
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