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Depression may be described as feeling sad, blue, unhappy, miserable, or down in the dumps. Most of us feel this way at one time or another for short periods. But true clinical depression is a mood disorder in which fee...
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Causes
Depression often runs in families. This may due to your genes (inherited), learned behavior, or both. Even if your gene...
Tests
The guidelines for diagnosis of major depressive disorder and dysthymic disorder are found in the. Diagnostic and Stati...
Treatments
If you are depressed for 2 weeks or longer, you should contact your doctor, who can offer treatment options. Regardless...
Drugs
Side effects include agitation, anxiety, confusion, tremor, dry mouth, fast or irregular heartbeat, headache, low blood...
Prevention
Healthy lifestyle habits can help prevent depression, or lessen the chances of it happening again. These habits include...
Doctor Specialties
Call 911, a suicide hotline, or get safely to a nearby emergency room if you have thoughts of suicide, a suicidal plan,...
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