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