| As any doctor or mental health specialist will tell you | | | | occurring or recurring. A single occurring episode will |
| there are different types of depression. Each of these | | | | vanish after the treatment has taken effect. For a |
| depression types will manifest themselves in the | | | | recurring Major depression there will be a phase of |
| person in completely different forms. Currently there | | | | Major depression followed by depression. These bouts |
| are some well documented types of depression that | | | | of depression are followed by perhaps several years |
| various people in the world are afflicted with. Also | | | | of normal depression free life. The attacks can then |
| each of the depression disorders can have similar and | | | | occur without any warning. |
| different symptoms. | | | | Chronic depression is less severe than either Major |
| Since each of the depression types vary the severity | | | | depression or Bipolar depression. The symptoms are |
| of their symptoms and the level of persistence can be | | | | life long. A person who has Chronic depression can still |
| different for each sufferer. The main types of | | | | carry out their lives without any interference from the |
| depression are Major or Unipolar Depression, Chronic | | | | symptoms. There is a strong possibility of double |
| or Dysthymia depression, and Manic or Bipolar | | | | depression occurring to the individual. Double |
| Depression. Besides the main depression types there | | | | depression is a mixture of Chronic depression and |
| are subdivisions of these disorders. As the different | | | | Major depression. |
| types of depression have a completely different | | | | Bipolar depression is not as common as the other |
| effect on each person, the method of treatment must | | | | types of depression. The mood swings of this |
| also be individualized. | | | | depression are cyclic. That is there are periods of |
| With Major depression the symptoms are the same | | | | euphoric highs and sad, worthless lows. There are |
| as depression, they are however more intense than | | | | times when the mood changes can be very rapid and |
| normal depression symptoms. These symptoms will | | | | dramatic. The symptoms of Bipolar depression include |
| interfere with the daily activities of the individual. The | | | | being overactive, having lots of boundless energy, loss |
| work, study, eating and sleep patterns can become | | | | of good judgment, feeling invincible amongst others. |
| disturbed. The person will not be able derive any | | | | All of the depression types have different ways of |
| pleasure from their earlier activities. The depressive | | | | reacting with different individuals. Each of these |
| attacks of Major depression can be debilitating and the | | | | depression symptoms need to receive the right sort of |
| quality of life becomes noticeably poorer. | | | | treatment. Therefore you should consult a doctor to |
| In Major depression the episodes can be either single | | | | have your depression diagnosed and treatment begun. |