What Is Depression?

Depression is a mood disorder in which feelings of loss, anger, sadness, or frustration interfere with everyday life. Depression affects 17 million Americans a year, according to an article posted on alternativemedicine.com (click the post title to read the article).

Most people feel "down in the dumps" occasionally, but a person with major depression feels sad and hopeless for a prolonged period of time and has difficulty enjoying previously pleasurable activities. You may be depressed if you have experienced at least 5 of the following symptoms for 2 weeks or more:

• Sleep disturbances
• Changes in appetite
• Fatigue and loss of energy
• Feelings of worthlessness, self-hate and inappropriate guilt
• Difficulty concentrating
• Agitation, restlessness, irritability, sudden bursts of anger
• Inactivity or withdrawal
• Lack of sex drive
• Recurring thoughts of death or suicide
• Hopelessness

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