Depression

Clinical depression is a state of intense sadness, melancholia or despair that has advanced to the point of being disruptive to an individual's social functioning and/or activities of daily living. Although a low mood or state of dejection that does not affect functioning is often colloquially referred to as depression, clinical depression is a clinical diagnosis and may be different from the everyday meaning of "being depressed." Many people identify the feeling of being depressed as "feeling sad for no reason", or "having no motivation to do anything." One suffering from depression may feel tired, sad, irritable, lazy, unmotivated, and apathetic. Clinical depression is generally acknowledged to be more serious than normal depressed feelings. It often leads to constant negative thinking and sometimes substance abuse.

Treatment of depression varies broadly and is different for each individual. Various types and combinations of treatments may have to be tried, but without hope in a complete solution to the problem. There are two primary modes of treatment, typically used in conjunction: medication and psychotherapy. A third treatment, electroconvulsive therapy, may be used when chemical treatment fails.

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Related Links:

• Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
• US National Library of Medicine
• Mayo Clinic

Recent Hope Cube Blog Entries For Depression

• almost gone Mon, April 28, 2008 - [view]
  i just realize that i will be going to the 9th grade and i will meet new people. the friends that i have right now are going to leave me just like the rest. iam no good at making friends. so how will i survive highschool. i will be friend less and depressed and then maybe kill myself. i hate feeling alone. :(
• Falling, Falling, Falling... Thu, April 24, 2008 - [view]
  This has to be the worst day for me when it came to coping with my depression. It's not that I wanted to cut but I felt worthless and that I'm falling farther and farther into this pit. My chest has been literally aching nonstop for hours. I try to smile, but I can't fake. It's just not like me to do something like that. So my mom's getting worried and wants to schedule a pediatrics appointment for a blood test. I really don't want to. I don't have anything against my doctor but...ICK. I just don't like it. You think I would have gotten over it considering my dad works for the same medical practice.  The only person who understands the problems with my school work is Lizzie and even she can't help me because she's a year younger. My problem ...
• ...... Thu, April 24, 2008 - [view]
  hey.. so this is my first blog.... it isnt buch but i try....  
• fight from parents gone wrong!! Tue, April 22, 2008 - [view]
  on 3-07-08 on a night saturday. my mom and dad got into a fight. we had just got back from a birthday party and the house smelled like gas. my dad just left after that. my mom told us to get in the car and she drove,but as we were leaving we saw my dad coming home from his friends. and my mom drove fast. so we were driving and not stopping at all. finally we stoped at k-mart and sat in the car. then my dad called my brother on his cellphone and said were are we and my brother said somewhere. my dad said if we don't get home in 10 mintues he will call the police and get my mom arrested for taking us. we were all crying because my dad only wanted me and my brothers back and he didn't care what happened to my mom. this was my worst day of my life. so then my mom took us home and th...
• mom cry! Tue, April 22, 2008 - [view]
  yesteday i made my mom cry. just because i wanted to go to savannah.my brother said i make my mom cry everytime. she said she doesn't want to see my face anymore. she slapped me hard across my shoulder. it hurted alot and it still does. then i cryed. today on 4-22-08. she's behaving like nothing happened yesterday.