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Well, they are both forms of depression and both show some of the same symptoms

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What are some possible causes of teenage depression?

There are many causes of teenage depression. Their hormones can have a major effect. Also, moving from grammar school to high school can make them insecure causing a bit of depression.


What is the DSM-IV code for depression?

Depends on the severity, duration, etc. There are a lot: 296.20 Major Depressive Disorder, Single Episode, Unspecified 296.21 Major Depressive Disorder, Single Episode, Mild 296.22 Major Depressive Disorder, Single Episode, Moderate 296.23 Major Depressive Disorder, Single Episode, Severe Without Psychotic Features 296.24 Major Depressive Disorder, Single Episode, Severe With Psychotic Features 296.25 Major Depressive Disorder, Single Episode, In Partial Remission 296.26 Major Depressive Disorder, Single Episode, In Full Remission 296.30 Major Depressive Disorder, Recurrent, Unspecified 296.31 Major Depressive Disorder, Recurrent, Mild 296.32 Major Depressive Disorder, Recurrent, Moderate 296.33 Major Depressive Disorder, Recurrent, Severe Without Psychotic Features 296.34 Major Depressive Disorder, Recurrent, Severe With Psychotic Features 296.35 Major Depressive Disorder, Recurrent, In Partial Remission 296.36 Major Depressive Disorder, Recurrent, In Full Remission


What is alternating moods of exalted feelings and excitement with moods of extreme sadness and decreased activity means?

Bipolar disorder


What is social cognitive?

Being social is 1 major thing in your life. You always have to be social. People have to be social or it can lead to high depression and then suicide.


How are depression and suicide related?

Many people wonder if depression increases the risk of suicide and, if so, by how much. Although the majority of people who have depression do not die by suicide, having clinical depression (also known as major depression) does increase the suicide risk compared to people without depression. The risk of death by suicide may, in part, be related to the severity of the depression. New data on suicide and depression suggests that about 2 percent of those people ever treated for depression in an outpatient setting will die by suicide. Among those ever treated for depression in an inpatient hospital setting, the rate of death by suicide is twice as high (4 percent). Those treated for depression as inpatients following suicidal thoughts or suicide attempts are about three times as likely to die by suicide (6 percent) as those who were only treated as outpatients. There are also dramatic gender differences in the lifetime risk of suicide in people with depression. While about 7 percent of men with a lifetime history of the condition will die by suicide, only 1 percent of women with a lifetime history will die by suicide. Another way of thinking about depression and suicide risk is to examine the lives of people who have died by suicide and see what proportion of them were depressed. It is estimated that about 60 percent of people who commit suicide have had a mood disorder (major depression, manic depression, or dysthymia, for example). Often, younger persons who kill themselves have a substance abuse disorder in addition to being depressed.

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What is dysthmymia?

Dysthymia is a recurrent or lengthy depression that may last a lifetime. It is similar to major depressive disorder, but dysthymia is chronic, long-lasting, persistent, and mild.


Deep depression or shallow basin?

mild depression


What is mild depression?

It means where your depressed but not like suicidally depressed, more like there's a void and life has no meaning but you still manage to control it. Mild means 'A little'. Also sometimes mild depression last's the persons whole life. It's called chronic mild depression.


How do you use major depression in a sentence?

1. How do you use major depression in a sentence? 2. An example of a major depression is the Great Depression of the 20th Century in the USA.


What is the type of depression where the person goes about in a daily routine and may not know themselves to be depressed?

Mild depression.


What is major depression?

an episode of depression characteristic of major depressive disorder


What is dysthymic disorder?

Essentially, dysthymia is mild depression. Dysthymia is depression that is milder than an episode of clinical major depression. BUT while it is the milder it is much longer lasting and often goes undiagnosed. In fact, to diagnose dysthymia feelings of depression must occur in an individual, constantly and continuously, for at least a period of two years. An individual diagnosed with dysthymia usually truly cannot remember the last time they enjoyed themselves and felt happy. Dysthymia usually goes unnoticed and untreated because the patient's depression is so mild, and so enduring, that most people believe that it is simply that individual's personality to be depressed.


Is dysthymic disorder a characterized as a manic depression?

No, but both are classified as mood disorders.


How much is Saint John's wort?

Reasonably good for Mild Depression.


What is the common cold of psychological disorders?

Depression can range from mild to major. It affects 17% of adults at some point of there lives. Only 20% of depressed people seek help to cure it (just like how people rarely go to the doctors office for a cold.)


What is a mild version of bipolar disorder?

Cyclothymia is a disorder characterized by a history of hypomanic episodes (a mild to moderate level of mania) with periods of depression that do not meet the criteria for major depressive episodes. People with cyclothymia have a low-grade cycling of mood which is not as extreme as those with bipolar I or II.


What are the first symptoms of mild depression?

Some of the first symptoms of mild depression may include feeling persistently sad or empty, losing interest in activities you once enjoyed, changes in appetite or sleep patterns, feelings of fatigue, and difficulty concentrating or making decisions. It's important to seek support from a mental health professional if you're experiencing these symptoms.