Major Depression (Clinical Depression)
Major depression is a very common illness and usually characterized by extreme low mood, lost interest in things, anxious, sleep disorder, change in appetite, trouble in concentrating and remembering, and many more. A person who diagnosed with this condition usually last the listed symptoms for at least 2 weeks continuously or more and it is affecting their life (iFred, 2016).
There are many types of depression and each may causes different harms to a person, but mainly all types of depression included the symptoms of intense sadness and unstable mood state. Below are some of the common types of depression.
TYPES OF DEPRESSION.
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Dysthymia (Chronic Depression)
It is often categorized as a mild depressive disorder. With chronic depression, the depressed state can last from days to days for at least 2 years. A person may have the chance of develop this condition into major depression if left untreated (WebMD, 2016).
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Bipolar Depression
Untreated depression can develop in to bipolar depression. People who suffered from bipolar depression involved two mood swings - a depressed state (extreme sadness) and a mania state (hypo and energetic). The person can feel the condition of both high and low mood changes (Paul, 2007, p. 9).
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Psychotic Depression
The person who diagnosed with psychotic depression has false beliefs, often called as delusion (Paul, 2007, p. 9&10).
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Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
A depressed mood triggered by changing of weather, mostly during wintertime due to the lack of sunlight (Health line, 2013).
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Substance-induce mood disorder (SIMD)
A mood disturbance caused by substances abuse (drugs or alcohol) and is mainly occurred during intoxication or substances withdrawal life (iFred, 2016).
