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    by Sandra Dapper

    Millions of people suffer from depression. Some have chronic depression that may need long-term treatment, while others have occasional bouts of sadness and fatigue. The best way to deal with depression is to recognize the...read more

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    by Meagen Bohen

    There are alot of signs and symptoms for depression as such: frequent sadness irritability low energy trouble sleeping fatigue weight loss or gain feeling worthless or guilty for no reason loss of interest...read more

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    by Lori Cox

    Depression, as stated in the dictionary, is a state of unhappiness or hopelessness. It affects one out of every four people and can have a very debilitating effect on ones life. Depression is not only an emotional conditio...read more

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    by Barbara Kasey Smith

    It's important to remember that depression is an illness effecting the body and the mind. It isn't something we can wish to go away and it does, nor is it a sign of a weak character. It's great to know today that depressio...read more

  • by delia dayle

    bouts OF DEPRESSION 19 million people suffer from depression. Depression is a chemical imbalance of the brain, called neurotransmitters(chemical messengers). This is beatable. Causes of depression are traumati...read more

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    by Crystal L. Roberts

    DEPRESSION, HAS IT TAKEN A HOLD OF YOU? Major Depressive Disorder or Depression for short is not just a temporary illness that passes like the flu or the common cold. Depression is a serious medical condition which aff...read more

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    by Christy Z

    The Warning Signs Of Depression Are you worried that your friend or family member may be suffering from depression? Here are some of the warning signs of depression to help you identify whether or not your loved one ...read more

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    by Michael Mostoller

    I've lived with depression all my life. I'm talking from a very early age. I know longer feel any of the symptoms that I did in the past. Every single person out there has the ability inside themselves to take the steps ...read more

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    by Cristina Olvera

    Depression affects work, relationships and just about every aspect of a person's life. It's normal to feel down or have a bad day every now and then, but when it gets to the point where you can no longer function as a nor...read more

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    by Alyssalyn Edwards

    Depression symptoms can result from having a low thyroid. Up to 50% of the time that can be the case. A low thyroid can be treated without drugs using alternative medicine and/or whole food nutritional supplements. Two tha...read more

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    by Nafeesah Abdullah

    Depression is one of the most misdiagnosed mental conditions around. According to many doctors this type of problem is usually onset during one's teen years and progressively gets worse. Statistics show that around 19 mill...read more

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    by Mark Cano

    So you think you can't have severe depression. "It only happens to weak people", you might say to yourself. "It can not happen to me" or "I'm to old to have severe depression", are statements you tell yourself. Well, the t...read more

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    by Andi S Green.

    I used to be a psychiatric nurse so I know a bit about depression. There are 2 major types of depression: 1)Situational(used to be called neurotic) and 2) biological(used to be called psychotic), but there is a blurri...read more

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    by Andrea Powell

    I believe that many people and doctors have symptoms for someone with depression. As this world proceeds forward and to the new generation have we not realized there are a lot of things that we think are something and are ...read more

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