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*thoughts of [[suicide]]<ref>American Psychiatric Association (1994). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association.</ref>. | *thoughts of [[suicide]]<ref>American Psychiatric Association (1994). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association.</ref>. | ||
| − | While everyone experiences symptoms of depression from time to time,<ref>http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/depression/complete-publication.shtml#pub3</ref> these symptoms are usually transient and often in response to outside stressors. Although depression is sometimes triggered by life events, sufferers also often describe feeling sad for no reason at all. | + | While everyone experiences symptoms of depression from time to time,<ref>http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/depression/complete-publication.shtml#pub3</ref> these symptoms are usually transient and often in response to outside stressors. Although depression is sometimes triggered by life events, sufferers also often describe feeling sad for no reason at all.<ref>http://health.yahoo.com/experts/depression/5/sadness-amp-depression-what-is-the-difference/</ref> |
Depression can often lead to the [[sin]] of [[suicide]]. About 90% of the people who take their own lives have some form of [[mental illness]] or [[substance abuse]] problem at the time of their death.<ref>[http://www.save.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.viewPage&page_id=70489B01-CDA6-EC10-E40B95178144A08F SAVE - The Link Between Depression and Suicide]</ref> | Depression can often lead to the [[sin]] of [[suicide]]. About 90% of the people who take their own lives have some form of [[mental illness]] or [[substance abuse]] problem at the time of their death.<ref>[http://www.save.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.viewPage&page_id=70489B01-CDA6-EC10-E40B95178144A08F SAVE - The Link Between Depression and Suicide]</ref> | ||
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The term depression can also refer to a period of economic downturn, such as the Great Depression of the 1930s.
Depression means feeling sad or melancholic for a long time and losing in interest in activities that are usually enjoyable.
Mental health professionals claim that depression is a mental illness,[1] identified by the following primary symptoms:
- significant, unintentional weight loss
- difficulty sleeping or oversleeping
- restlessness
- fatigue or loss of energy
- feeling worthless or inappropriately guilty
- difficulty thinking or concentrating
- thoughts of suicide[2].
While everyone experiences symptoms of depression from time to time,[3] these symptoms are usually transient and often in response to outside stressors. Although depression is sometimes triggered by life events, sufferers also often describe feeling sad for no reason at all.[4]
Depression can often lead to the sin of suicide. About 90% of the people who take their own lives have some form of mental illness or substance abuse problem at the time of their death.[5]
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ American Psychiatric Association (1994). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association.
- ↑ http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/depression/complete-publication.shtml#pub3
- ↑ http://health.yahoo.com/experts/depression/5/sadness-amp-depression-what-is-the-difference/
- ↑ SAVE - The Link Between Depression and Suicide