Causes of Depression and How It’s Treated
Orange County Christian Counseling
When we think of depression, what often comes to mind is sadness. But symptoms of depression, some of which can be sadness, are different from depression, though the causes of depression may be similar. Depression is a medical condition that does affect your mood, but that doesn’t mean someone with depression is automatically sad. Causes of depression can vary, but some include experiencing a traumatic event, genetic history, stressful life events, certain health conditions, low self-esteem and personality type, or brain chemical variances. The general term, depression, can be applied to many different types of depression. These include clinical depression or major depressive disorder, seasonal affective depression, persistent depressive disorder,...
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