| There are many different types of | | | | affective disorder. This form of |
| depression. Depression can take many | | | | depression seems to be tied to the way |
| forms, and so many healthcare | | | | people react to the amount of sunlight |
| professionals use a number of different | | | | that is available to them each day. |
| terms when referring to depression. | | | | Light therapy by use of special lamps is |
| Seasonal affective disorder, clinical | | | | a common treatment for those suffering |
| depression, and bipolar depression are | | | | from seasonal affective disorder. |
| all commonly diagnosed types of | | | | A very serious form of the many types of |
| depression. What really causes a lot of | | | | depression is psychotic depression. |
| confusion when someone is diagnosed with | | | | Those that suffer from psychotic |
| depression is that it can very often | | | | depression very often hear voices in |
| overlap with another illness. Conditions | | | | their head in addition to having visual |
| such as substance abuse or an eating | | | | delusions. Individuals that are |
| disorder may be confused with | | | | suffering from this need to have someone |
| depression, and can make any form of | | | | help them seek treatment as soon as |
| depression rather hard to diagnose. The | | | | possible. Most sufferers are not able to |
| following are some very common forms of | | | | think rationally, and therefore are |
| depression. | | | | likely to hurt themselves or others. |
| You will hear the term major depression | | | | Psychotic depression strikes about 15% |
| when you are experiencing one of the | | | | of individuals suffering from major |
| depressive disorders that are severe | | | | depression. |
| enough to require treatment. For | | | | People that seem to be suffering |
| example, say you are very active at your | | | | constantly from a mild form of |
| local gym but have experienced some type | | | | depression are likely to be suffering |
| of severe emotional trauma and start to | | | | from dysthymia. People that are |
| avoid the gym at all costs. It is very | | | | suffering from dysthymia can also be hit |
| likely that you could be experiencing a | | | | with a bout of major depression, the |
| bout with major depression. | | | | more severe form of depression that |
| Another one of the major types of | | | | results in necessary close medical |
| depression is bipolar depression (also | | | | monitoring and aggressive treatment. |
| known as manic depressive illness). | | | | Another of the many types of depression |
| Bipolar depression is commonly | | | | that are very commonly suffered by women |
| recognized as someone experiencing being | | | | is atypical depression. This form of |
| overly happy, then suddenly becoming | | | | depression is commonly marked by |
| horribly depressed. Many doctors believe | | | | experiencing things like panic attacks, |
| that bipolar depression is an imbalance | | | | overeating, and sleeping disturbances. |
| in the brain that can often be | | | | Someone with atypical depression will |
| successfully treated with medications. | | | | feel depressed for a period of time, |
| One of the major types of depression | | | | feel better, and then feel worse again. |
| that women are known to suffer from is | | | | Atypical depression is very common in a |
| postpartum depression. Healthcare | | | | person's younger years, and if gone |
| professionals have determined that many | | | | untreated will follow them into |
| women suffering from postpartum | | | | adulthood. |
| depression have already suffered from | | | | No matter which one of the many types of |
| some form of depression previously. Most | | | | depression you might be suffering from, |
| women that go through giving birth feel | | | | knowing the difference between them is |
| badly the first few days afterward. | | | | the best way to get the best possible |
| However, those that are not able to snap | | | | treatment. Once you know which is the |
| out of the depressive feelings can | | | | best course of treatment you will know |
| experience them for months, if not | | | | the best way to battle whichever of the |
| years, if not properly treated. | | | | many different types of depression that |
| Of the many types of depression, a | | | | you might be suffering from. |
| common subtype of depression is seasonal | | | | |