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A mood disorder is a mental illness which is caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain. This imbalance causes your moods to swing uncontrollably.
In unipolar depression, you feel very sad for no good reason, and often feel tired, defective, and may even have physical symptoms such as headache or nausea.
In Bipolar disorder or manic depression, your mood swings between depression and a feeling of uncontrolled elation known as mania.
In anxiety disorders, you feel anxious, nervous, and worried for no good reason.
All mood disorders respond quite well to proper medication, and often can be cured or brought under total control with a combination of medication and psychological therapy.
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∙ 12y ago- Emotionally yes, cognitively no. However, those who profit from the numerous medications given to those diagnosed with depression will disagree with my opinion aggressively.
- I believe it is. I am 18 years of age and have suffered from it since I was 8. As a result of my depression I have suffered memory loss.
- Depression can be caused by an imbalance in seratonin transmission and reuptake. This means there can be a physical side to depression. The tricky part is in realizing that the physical aspect will cause psychological issues; often it's impossible to determine what parts are physical and what parts are purely mental.
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∙ 14y agoa major depressive episode
Depression is a disorder which welcomes severe Heart diseases at times.
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∙ 9y agoDepression often pertains to mental health, so in general, yes. But it is usually seen as a psychological disorder vs. "mental".
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∙ 11y agoEmotional/mental
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∙ 12y agoit is an anxiety disorder
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What is the different between mental health illness and depression?
Mental illness is a broad term that encompasses a range of conditions affecting a person's emotional, psychological, and social well-being. Depression, on the other hand, is a specific mental health disorder characterized by persistent feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and loss of interest in activities. Depression is one type of mental illness, but there are many other conditions that fall under the broader category of mental health illness.
Is depression an emotion?
It can be considered an emotion, but also a state of the mind, because it is a mental illness.
What mental illness is characterized by sadness?
Depression.
What is the most common mental illness?
depression
What mental illness did Teddy Roosevelt have?
He suffered from clinical depression
Could diabetes be a mental illness you are born with or can developed do to extreme depression or suppressed sadness and anger?
Diabetes is not and never will be a "mental illness".
Is recurrent depression considered a mental illness?
It really depends on the length of time you feel depressed and the the strength of the depression. Some people "feel" depressed or sad and some people "are" depressed.
What has the author Charles David Mellon written?
Charles David Mellon has written: 'Everything you need to know to understand and live with depression' -- subject(s): Depression, Mental, Mental Depression, Popular works 'Hereditary madness' -- subject(s): Genetic aspects, Genetic aspects of Mental illness, Mental illness
What mental illness is often improved by serotonin re-uptake?
depression
Is depression a sickness?
Depression is a mental illness that can happen to really anyone and can cause both mental and physical symptoms.
Is bipolar a noncommunicable disease?
Depression is a mental illness, therefore it cannot simply be passed on to others. There is not a single mental illness that is a communicable disease.
What has the author Richard Bucher written?
Richard Bucher has written: 'Depression und Melancholie' -- subject(s): Classification, Mental Depression, Mental illness
