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If you have to ask the question you have never ever been there. Be glad! Some analogies: Winston Churchill described his depressions as his "black dog", it is very much like the character in the Cartoons that had his own personal rain cloud that never left him.

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It refers to the persons mood. Is the person depressed or happy? Depression is effected by the environment, situations, medical conditions and heridity. Depression can be passed down from generation to generation. Depression has an effect on serotonin and norephenephrine in the brain. No one treatment modality works better than the other and medication is not a perfect panacea to its treatment. Depression is treated with anti depressant medications in combination with cognitive behavioral therapy to address stressors and other psychological issues in the individuals life.

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an illness that causes a person to feel sad and hopeless much of the time. It is different from normal feelings of sadness, grief, or low energy.

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