Understanding Depression - Understanding Depression

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Understanding Depression

Overview
What is depression?
Forms of depression
Types of depression
Postpartum depression
Quiz: Do you suffer from postpartum depression?
Causes
Causes and triggers of depression
Symptoms
Signs of depression
Suicide
The facts about suicide
Adolescent suicide
Depression Topics
How to Treat Depression
Living with Depression
Related Conditions

What is depression? What causes it? Do my symptoms suggest this disease or another condition? Do all depression sufferers go through similar struggles? Get answers to these questions and more.

Bipolar? Clinical? Recognizing the different faces of depression

There are several different types of depression, and the diagnosis is mostly determined by the nature and intensity of the mental and physical symptoms, the duration of the symptoms, and the specific cause of the symptoms, if that is known. more >>

Triggers of depression

Depression has a strong genetic component (i.e., family history). While the tendency to be depressed is genetically inherited, the onset of depression can be provoked by many factors. more >>

Support Groups

Visit our Depression Support Group Database and get personal assistance for you or your loved ones. There are experienced health care professionals in your community that are well-prepared to provide care.

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