Depression is a mental disorder that is quite often characterized by lengthy periods of sadness and melancholy, say the experts from the field of psychiatry.
But just because one person mopes around and hates the world around him or her, it doesn't necessarily mean that he/she is suffering from depression, but if this kind of behavior, the feeling of emptiness, loss of self-worth and absolute lack of hope for happiness goes on, then, that individual could be, indeed, depressed. Still, there are various kinds of depression too.
Manic or Bipolar depression - characterized by sudden and extreme changes in mood where one minute he, or she is in an elevated state of euphoria while the next minute (day or week) he, or she is feeling as if he, or she is in a personal hell.
Postpartum depression - characterized by a prolonged sadness and a feeling of emptiness by a new mother where physical stress during child birth, an uncertain sense of responsibility towards the new born baby can be just some of the possible reasons why some new mothers go through this.
Dysthimia - characterized by a slight similarity with depression, although this time, it's been proven to be a lot less severe, but of course with any case of illness, should be seen to immediately.
Cyclothemia is characterized by a slight similarity with Manic or Bipolar depression wherein the sufferer of this mental illness has a problem with severe changes in mood.
Seasonal Affective Disorder is characterized by being depressed only during specific seasons (i.e. Winter, Spring, Summer or Autumn). However, studies prove that more people actually fall ill during the Winter and Fall seasons. Or they could suffer from severe mood swings, wherein a person's mood may shift from happy to sad to angry in quite a short period of time.
'Clinical depression' or as some call it, 'major depression,' is the actual medical term for depression. Actually, clinical depression is more a disorder than an illness, since it refers only to those who are suffering from the symptoms that cause depression.
However, despite it being an actual disorder, clinical depression can be treated very successfully. Doctors are usually very optimistic that patients suffering from clinical depression will soon be well on their way to regaining good mental health if they are treated as soon as they have been diagnosed. Patients who have sought treatment for clinical depression have proven to be very successful in their hopes, given that 80 percent of those treated have found relief from their illness.
If you are looking for answers to questions related to clinical depression, the depression section of the health center is highly recommended, as well as books on psychiatry and the Internet, which offers a lot of useful information, although self medication is highly disapproved of. Clinical depression may not pose as much of a threat as the other types of mental illness, but it is best to leave to the professionals who can attend to and banish this disorder.
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