'''Depression''' is a [[mental illness]] <ref>"Depression is a mental illness that can affect mood, cognition, and physiological functioning. Each year about 21 million American adults (nearly 10% of the population) suffer from depression or a related illness. Robins, L.N. & Regier, D.A. (1990). Psychiatric Disorders in America: The Epidemiologic Catchment Area Study. New York: The Free Press.</ref> in which people feel sad for no reason at all or simply find it difficult or impossible to deal with the normal things of life. {{pessimism}} | '''Depression''' is a [[mental illness]] <ref>"Depression is a mental illness that can affect mood, cognition, and physiological functioning. Each year about 21 million American adults (nearly 10% of the population) suffer from depression or a related illness. Robins, L.N. & Regier, D.A. (1990). Psychiatric Disorders in America: The Epidemiologic Catchment Area Study. New York: The Free Press.</ref> in which people feel sad for no reason at all or simply find it difficult or impossible to deal with the normal things of life. {{pessimism}} |