Depression treatment is needed when there is a mental illness that is characterized by extreme sadness.
What Is Depression?
Depression is not just discontent. It is not a weakness of character or a temporary bad mood. If you suffer from depression, you may notice that it is easier to recall negative events and more difficult to bring to mind positive ones. When you are clinically depressed, your thinking process does not work to your advantage. Instead, your view of yourself, others, and the world grows progressively more adverse and you struggle to free yourself from negative thinking, much like someone stuck in quicksand. The more you try to help yourself by reasoning, the deeper into the sand you sink. So how do you get out of the quicksand? You have two choices: remain motionless or find the tools that will help you escape.
Clinical depression, also called major depressive disorder, is caused by several factors. These include genetic predisposition, life stress, personality traits, and brain chemistry. During their lifetime, about 1 in 10 people in Canada will experience depression.
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