Depression

Information, Symptoms, Treatments and Resources

What is Depression?

Depression may be described as feeling sad, blue, unhappy, miserable, or down in the dumps. Most of us feel this way at one time or another for short periods.

True clinical depression is a mood disorder in which feelings of sadness, loss, anger, or frustration interfere with everyday life for an extended period of time.

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Alternative Names:

Blues; Discouragement; Gloom; Mood changes; Sadness; Melancholy

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Journals about Depression(154)

A Poem


by DeathBecomesHer, Nov 13, 2009 01:54PM
This poem speaks volumes to me. ---------------------------------------------- I...

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by Jewel1953, Nov 10, 2009 12:36PM - 2 Comments
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