If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Dysthymia is another name for chronic depression.  Although not as serious as Major Depression, this is a severe illness.  Someone who knows you may have chronic depression, but you have no idea.  Typically someone with this illness can live [...]

It takes months or even years to cure or manage serious depression, a real mental illness.  Millions of Americans across the United States are affected by depression each and every year.  The situation becomes worse because only one third of those who suffer depression ever get treated.  Many Americans don’t want to be considered crazy, [...]

From historical figures to celebrities to everyday people, there are many people with bipolar disorder. Whether one hears of these people on television or in real life, the question often arises as to how they know they have bipolar disorder. So, what are the bipolar symptoms?
Since there are two distinct parts of bipolar [...]

Severe Depression occurs when the illness is in its worse stages. Too many Americans will not seek help for this disorder until it is so severe that it takes years to bring under control. Some type of depression affects over 15 million Americans each and every year. The sad fact is that [...]

Depression is a medical mental illness that affects more than 17 million Americans each year. There are many various forms of depression. It typically begins as mild depression and ends up, barring any treatment as major depression. When an inflicted person reaches the point of major depression than the possibility of attempted [...]

All forms of depression are basically categorized as medical related. Depression is comprised of many stages of illness. They can range from mild depression, Bi-polar disorders or manic depression, all the way up to major depression. Depression is a disease. Although it is a mental illness it is no different than [...]

For an updated version of different types of depression and more information about cures for depression check out Treat My Depression.
Depression isn’t simple. Depression can fester and get worse over a long period of time without being noticed . It’s known that some 15 million people in America will be impacted by some type of [...]

To read an updated version of getting help for depression and more info about cures for depression also visit Treat My Depression.
Nearly 15 million Americans each year are affected by a serious illness called depression. It’s a proven illness. It’s not a reflection on the personal attributes of the patient despite it being a mental [...]

The words ‘mental depression’ have scared the daylights out of people for ages. When you infuse the word mental into any illness it encourages some to believe that one has lost their mind. This is of course untrue. Mental depression is a mental illness but it does not mean that you are [...]

When you see a small child that is constantly somber and subdued, it may make you think of a depressed adult. The next thought that comes into your mind will probably be that a child from a stable home situation can have nothing to be depressed about. But the sad, and often misunderstood, fact about [...]