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Depression is understood to be a condition that generally comes and goes, that is more likely at certain stages of the life cycle, and with some types driven by genetic and biological factors and other types being more a response to major life events. Depression is more than just a low mood – it's a serious condition that affects your physical and mental health. Severity is categorized as severe, moderate, mild, or no depression is defined as mild or no symptoms. Depression usually results from a combination of recent events and other longer-term or personal factors, rather than one immediate issue or event.
Depression affects how people think, feel and act. Depression makes it more difficult to manage from day to day and interferes with study, work and relationships. A person may be depressed if for more than two weeks they have felt sad, down or miserable most of the time or have lost interest or pleasure in most of their usual activities, and have also experienced several of the signs and symptoms across at least three of the categories in the list below. It’s important to note, everyone experiences some of these symptoms from time to time and it may not necessarily mean a person is depressed. Equally, not every person who is experiencing depression will have all of these symptoms.
Research suggests that continuing difficulties, such as long-term unemployment, living in an abusive or uncaring relationship, long-term isolation or loneliness or prolonged exposure to stress at work can increase the risk of depression. Significant adverse life events, such as losing a job, going through a separation or divorce, or being diagnosed with a serious illness, may also trigger depression, particularly among people who are already at risk because of genetic, developmental or other personal factors.
There are also many things that people with depression can do for themselves to help them recover and stay well. The important thing is to find the right treatment and the right health professional for a person’s needs. If you don't see an improvement or experience problems with the treatment, discuss this with your health professional and consider trying another.
Extreme depression can lead a child to think about suicide or plan for suicide. For youth ages 10-24 years, suicide is the leading form of death.
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Some children may not talk about helpless and hopeless thoughts, and they may not appear sad. Depression might also cause a child to make trouble or act unmotivated, so others might not notice that the child is depressed or may incorrectly label the child as a trouble-maker or lazy.
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https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db172.htm
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