It is reported that hundreds of million people are affected by the mental disorder depression. With this case, we can ask this question “Why do people get depressed?” According to the National Health Service of UK, in general there are three categories that causes depression: psychological, physical/chemical, and social.
Before you can treat depression you have to know exactly what you are dealing with. Depression is no laughing matter because about 15 million people in America suffer from it. The most troubling aspect is that only about 1/3 of those people seek help. It’s the stereotypes associated with mental illness that plague far too many people. Their character is so important that they don’t want a label like “crazy” to tarnish it. To treat depression first it has to be diagnosed. Diagnosis doesn’t happen while the sufferer hides the problem. It’s a vicious circle.
Someone with chronic depression may contemplate suicide. Depression is a prolonged feeling of unhappiness and gloom. The condition can range from a short spell of “the blues” to chronic long term sadness, which may have its start or be exacerbated by events in a person`s life, such as a death in the family, divorce, retirement or childbirth.