There are many types of Depression. Here are some of them:

• Major Depression

-People with Major Depression feel depressed most of the time for most days of the week.

• Persistent Depressive Disorder

– People may have Persistent Depressive Disorder if it lasts for two years or longer.

• Bipolar Disorder

-People with Bipolar Disorder tend to have mood episodes that range from extremes of high energy to low depressive periods.

• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

– A period of major depression that often happens during the winter months, when the days grow short and you get less and less sunlight. It typically goes away in the summer and spring.

• Psychotic Depression

– People with Psychotic Depression experience the same symptoms of Major Depression.

• Peripartum (Postpartum) Depression

-Woman who experience Major Depression in the weeks and months following childbirth may have Peripartum Depression.

• Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)

– Women with PMDD  have depression and other symptoms at the start of their period.

• Situational Disorder

-You can have a depressed mood when you’re having trouble managing a stressful event in your life, such as a death in your family, a divorce, or losing your job.

• Atypical Depression

–  This kind of depression is considered to be a “specifier” that describes a pattern of depressive symptoms. If you have Atypical Depression, a positive event can temporarily improve your mood.

Common symptoms among depressions include:

• Loss of interest or pleasure in your activities
• Weight gain or loss
• Insomnia
• Feeling restless and agitated, or very sluggish and slowed down physically and mentally
• Feeling worthless or guilty
• Trouble concentrating or making decisions
• Thoughts of suicide
• Paranoia
• Fatigue
• Anxiety

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