Depression

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Depression

Depression affects approximately 7% of people over the course of one year. It often begins during the teenage years.

Symptoms:

  • A Major Depressive Episode that lasts at least 2 weeks, where you’ve felt sad or depressed most of the day, almost every day.
  • You might also experience most of the following symptoms:​
    • Eating much more or much less than normal
    • Sleeping much more or much less than normal
    • Moving restlessly or barely moving at all
    • Feeling really tired and lacking energy
    • Losing feelings of pleasure or enjoyment
    • Feeling worthless, hopeless, or guilty
    • Having trouble concentrating or making decisions
    • Losing interest in activities you usually enjoy
    • Having thoughts of death and dying, including suicidal thoughts and plans
    • Attempting suicide
  • These symptoms prevent you from being able to do well at school, at work, or in your relationships and are not due to an obvious cause.
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