SM0WXFpJV6rX[+'&f,3vm*Xjzm `0PG8>Y/g:,!e =4tqhM dF|MMore about Depression

Depression comes in different forms, just as in the case with other illnesses such as heart disease. Within the major types of depression, there are also variations in the number of symptoms, how severe they are and how long they last.

Major depression is manifested by a combination of symptoms (see symptom list) that interfere with the ability to work, study, sleep, eat, and enjoy once pleasurable activities. Such a disabling episode of depression may occur only once but more commonly occurs several times in a lifetime.

A less severe type of depression, dysthymia, involves long-term, chronic symptoms that do not disable, but keep one from functioning well or from feeling good. Many people with dysthymia also experience major depressive episodes at some time in their lives.

Symptoms of Depression

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