Some forms of depression can run in families, this seems to be the case with bipolar depression, and to a lesser extent, severe major depressions. ... Dysthymia is another form of depression, a less intense type of depression that involves long-term chronic symptoms that are less severe but can stop one from functioning at full ability and from feeling good. Bipolar Disorder also known as manic-depressive illness, is periods of depression alternate with periods of elation and increased activity, known as mania, cycling mood changes: sever highs, known as mania and severe lows, known as depress...

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Why has the pursuit for happiness left us feeling more vulnerable and discouraged? ... Such feelings are termed as Severe Depression. Severe Depression is the most common form of depression; it's a mood disorder that's described by persistent feelings of unhappiness, worthlessness, and hopelessness (U.S. ...

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" A question I expected to be answered in a clinical way, just as doctors define bipolar disorder as "a mental illness that brings severe high and low moods and changes in sleep, energy, thinking, and behavior" (WebMD 2) or "experience excessive anxiety and worry, often expecting the worst even when there is no apparent reason for concern. ... Biological factors related are "genetics (inherited predisposition to depression), co-morbidities (other physical or psychological conditions), vascular changes in the brain, vitamin B-12 deficiency (there is some question as ...

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