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Many mental health and medical conditions have similar symptoms to depression—such as fatigue and sleep problems—so you may think you have depression when you actually don't. Here are the facts about depression, disorders with similar symptoms, and how to tell them apart. Depression: The Basics Depression is a common mental health condition that affects the way you feel, think, and behave. You ...

Is your sadness just a low mood that passes over time, or is it depression? Some symptoms can help you know when to talk to your doctor. What is depression? Depression is a common mood disorder. This is a mental health condition that can be serious. Depression can have both emotional and physical symptoms that affect how you feel, think, and behave. It can also damage your relationships. You fe...

How to deal with depression and anxiety Depression and anxiety are two different mood disorders that can have negative effects on your body and mind. Depression causes you to fall into a persistent low mood and lose your enthusiasm and motivation for life. Anxiety causes you to feel uncontrollable fear or worry that affects your daily activities and relationships. Sometimes, you may suffer from b...

Have you ever felt depressed, sad, or anxious because of some stress or trauma in your life? If so, you may be suffering from situational depression. This is a common psychological reaction that can be relieved with proper treatment and self-care. Situational depression is different from clinical depression and needs to be treated differently. This article explains the difference between the two,...

Agitation depression (AD) is a special type of depression that, in addition to low mood, is also accompanied by psychomotor agitation and escape from thoughts. Patients with this disorder often exhibit uneasiness, irritability, impulsivity, hostility and other behaviors, which seriously affect their quality of life and social functions. Agitation depression is closely associated with bipolar disor...

What is unipolar depression? Depression is a common mental health condition that causes people to feel sad, powerless, or numb. Nearly one in six adults in the United States has experienced or currently experiences some degree of depression. If you are often depressed and have lost interest in life, you may wonder if you have depression. However, when you want to learn more about depression, you...

College is an exciting time for many young people. Many college students often feel stressed due to the new challenges that come with college—being away from home, studying, and adjusting to a new life. Trying to cope with so many new changes can cause some students to suffer from depression. Research shows that more students now suffer from depression than previous generations. Let’s learn about...

Do you often pretend to be happy in front of others, but feel empty and hopeless on the inside? Do you feel like you have to appear perfect so as not to let others down? Are you worried that if you share your pain with others, they will think you are weak or ungrateful? If your answer is yes, then you may be suffering from a mood disorder called smile depression. Smiling depression is not a forma...

Depression, also called major depressive disorder or clinical depression, is a mood disorder whose symptoms include persistent sadness or lack of interest in life. Most of us feel sad, lonely, or depressed at times. This is a normal reaction to loss, struggles in life, or damaged self-esteem. But when intense sadness—which includes feeling helpless, hopeless, and worthless—lasts from days to wee...

Are you left-handed? If so, you may not know that your special handedness is actually a magical power! Why do you say that? Because left-handers are an invaluable resource in neuroscience and neurogenetic research, helping us uncover the mysteries of the human brain! You may have heard that the brains of right-handers and left-handers are different. The left hemisphere of a right-handed person's ...