Depression
This is a broad term and can refer to a fleeting emotion
or to a serious clinical state. In clinical psychology, depression
may be confined to an understandable reaction to a specific situation
that most anyone would find upsetting (such as an injury or a loss).
It may refer to Dysthymia, which is a chronic state of lethargy, listlessness,
lack of interest or motivation, and generally feeling down or blue.
This term also may characterize Major Depression, which is an acute
change of functioning that may or may not be triggered by an external
event. Major Depression is considered to be due to biological origins
in many cases and may be accompanied by a variety of symptoms such
as hopelessness, dysphoria, lack of ability to feel pleasure, low libido,
suicidal thoughts, sleep disturbances, and fatigue.
Depression articles continued below...
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Reactive depression occurs in reaction to an event or situation that would cause most people to be depressed. The reaction may or may not be exaggerated relative to a “normal” response and may or may not be an indication that therapy is needed.
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Yahoo! News Search Results for Depression
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Obama compares housing crisis to Great Depression (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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Democratic presidential front-runner Barack Oba...
Study confirms link between mothers' depression, young children's injuries (P...
14 May 2008 at 2:50pm
Infants and toddlers whose mothers are severely...
UMB Professor Explores Depression (The Mass Media)
14 May 2008 at 2:13pm
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Postpartum depression expert to speak at Hammons Heart Institute (The Springf...
14 May 2008 at 10:43am
Diane Sanford, an expert in women's health, wil...
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