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