Depressive disorders are a heterogeneous group of conditions that share the common symptom of dysphoric mood. Current psychiatric classification divides major depressive disorders into bipolar and non-bipolar categories, depending on whether there is...

Recurrent episodes of clinical DEPRESSION, without intervening episodes of MANIA—as distinct from BIPOLAR DISORDER. Unipolar depression is much more common than bipolar disorder, and most clinical depressive disorders will take this form. A...

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Depression is a type of mental illness that disturbs a person's mood. It is typically characterized by persistent feelings of anxiety; sadness; helplessness; hopelessness; worthlessness; pessimism; guilt; restlessness; irritability; drastic loss of...

Clinical depression (also called major-depressive disorder or unipolar depression) is a common psychiatric disorder, characterized by a persistent lowering of mood, loss of interest in usual activities and diminished ability to experience pleasure....

I have read [Dr. Slusarcick's ] excellent article about clinical depression in deployed health care providers in the March 2001 issue of Military Medicine [Vol. 166, No. 3, p. 248 ]. I have perused the article a number of times, each time refining my...

MALIGNANT SADNESS The Anatomy of Depression By Lewis Wolpert The Free Press. 196 pp. $23 In the not-so-far past, Lewis Wolpert, a professor of biology in London, was felled by a bout of severe clinical depression. "It was," he writes,...

The most popular pills for depression might substantially raise the risk for bone breaks in older people, a drawback that should be considered when the drugs are prescribed, Canadian researchers say.People aged 50 and older who took antidepressants, including Zoloft, Prozac and other top-sellers, faced...

Lana Clarkson's death was a homicide, a coroner testified Tuesday in record producer Phil Spector's murder trial, describing the actress as a hopeful person with no history of depression or suicide attempts.Dr. Louis Pena said her gunshot death with a purse on one shoulder at...

This exploration of teenage depression includes causes, symptoms, treatments, and various types of depression. It discusses the differences between males and females, and examines the issue of suicide.

Depression and Suicide

Questions what it means to be Pyschologically Fit. Explores the issue of depression and examines what is necessary to avoid it.