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Health Encyclopedia: Depression
Depression may be described as feeling sad, blue, unhappy, miserable, or down in the dumps. Most of us feel this way at one time or another for short periods. But true clinical depression is a mood disorder in which feelings of sadness, loss, anger, or frustration interfere with everyday life for an extended time.
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Alternative Names
Blues; Discouragement; Gloom; Mood changes; Sadness; Melancholy
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Expert & Community Posts
Diabetes and Depression Can be the Never-Ending Merry-Go-Round
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Treating Anxiety and Depression
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Lifelong major depression... is there a cure?
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Asthma and Depression: Which Comes First?
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Depression or Sadness: How Do You Know?
By Christopher Lukas , Health Expert...return from time to time - the terror lessened. But depression replaced it. Each time I would go... Read more »
Health Guide
ADHD and Depression
One out of every four adults with ADD/ADHD also suffers from symptoms of depression. When there are co-existing conditions, it can be harder to diagnose and treat ADHD. The symptoms may overlap... Read more »Coping with Depression
If you've just been diagnosed with depression, you’re probably experiencing a mix of conflicting emotions: embarrassment, confusion, fear. You may not even be convinced that the diagnosis is... Read more »The People You Meet: Medical Professionals Treating ADHD
...medicine that deals with the treatment and prevention of mental and emotional disorders, such as ADHD, depression, bipolar disorder and anxiety. Psychiatrists that are Board Certified have been in... Read more »How Antidepressants are Used to Treat Anxiety
...are currently used to treat anxiety disorders. Antidepressants, although originally intended to treat depression, have been found to be effective in relieving symptoms of anxiety. Medication does... Read more »Conservative Treatments for TMJ Disorder
...medications to help with daily function, anti-depressants such as SSRI's and tri-cyclics for pain and depression, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) to assist with pain relief and... Read more »Images
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