Clinical depression is the more-severe form of depression, also known as major depression or major depressive disorder. It isn't the same as depression caused by a loss, such as the death of a loved one, or a medical condition, such as a thyroid disorder.
Severe depression is often characterized by symptoms of hopelessness, increased irritability, loss of pleasure, trouble concentrating or sleeping, or thoughts of death or suicide. 1 Technically, severe depression isn't a formal mental health diagnosis. Instead, it refers to more debilitating depression.
Suicidal ideation or self-harm
Thoughts of suicide, self-harm, or death is often the most serious stage and symptom of depression.
Clinical depression, or major depressive disorder, is often just called “depression.” It's the most severe type of depression. Without treatment, depression can get worse and last longer. In severe cases, it can lead to self-harm or death by suicide.
Also, bipolar disorder features more phases than does major depressive disorder, including mania, hypomania and depression. But in terms of severity, neither disorder is worse, or better, than the other.
Depression can come up for no reason, and it lasts for a long time. It's much more than sadness or low mood. People who experience depression may feel worthless or hopeless.
Clinical depression is the more-severe form of depression, also known as major depression or major depressive disorder. It isn't the same as depression caused by a loss, such as the death of a loved one, or a medical condition, such as a thyroid disorder.
The deepest known depression of this kind is the Mariana Trench, which lies east of the Mariana Islands in the western North Pacific Ocean; it reaches 11,034 metres (36,200 feet) at its deepest point.
Depression creates a sensation of isolation as if you are lost in the wilderness with no direction. The final stage is acceptance, which means you have finally made peace with the reality of your mental illness.
Clinical depression is a chronic condition, but it usually occurs in episodes, which can last several weeks or months. You'll likely have more than one episode in your lifetime. This is different from persistent depressive disorder, which is mild or moderate depression that lasts for at least two years.
The 10 hit categories are the following: (1) genetic, (2) developmental, (3) lifestyle, (4) circadian rhythm, (5) addiction, (6) nutrition, (7) toxic, (8) social/complicated grief, (9) medical condition, and (10) frontal lobe.
There's no single cause of depression. It can occur for a variety of reasons and it has many different triggers. For some people, an upsetting or stressful life event, such as bereavement, divorce, illness, redundancy and job or money worries, can be the cause. Different causes can often combine to trigger depression.
Depression is a serious disorder that can take a terrible toll on you and your family. Depression often gets worse if it isn't treated, resulting in emotional, behavioral and health problems that affect every area of your life.
SMI includes disorders such as bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, schizophrenia, and schizoaffective disorder. All mental health conditions have the potential to produce impairment and interfere with quality of life.
The chance of suicide for people living with severe mental health conditions such as depression is between 5%-8%. According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, treatment for any underlying mental health conditions can lower this risk.
Women are more likely to have depression than men. An estimated 3.8% of the population experience depression, including 5% of adults (4% among men and 6% among women), and 5.7% of adults older than 60 years. Approximately 280 million people in the world have depression (1).
Depression is the predominant mental health problem worldwide, followed by anxiety, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
Generalized anxiety disorder, often described as "a constant state of worry"
While depression can increase the risk for adverse outcomes, this does not mean that people with depression are violent. Instead, mental health conditions along with other risk factors such as substance use, trauma, stress, and domestic violence may increase the risk of violent behavior.
Depression is very treatable. But, only about half of all Americans who are diagnosed with depression in a given year get treatment.
unhappy, despondent, disconsolate, discouraged, gloomy, downcast, downhearted, depressed, dejected, melancholy.
Furthermore, MDD converts into bipolar disorder in 3.9% of patients at 1 year, 1% after 2–5 years, and 0.8% after 5–10 years. The earlier the age of onset, the more likely a diagnosis of bipolar depression will be missed for many years; and increasing delays in treatment are linked to worse outcomes.
Cyclothymia (cyclothymic disorder)