Monday, December 1, 2008

What Are Different Types Of Depression

There are several different forms of depression and anxiety. Here are few of them :

Major Depression –

This kinda depression prevents you from your normal functioning. It is a combination of interfering systems that disturb your normal daily routine and negatively affect your capacity to work, eat, sleep, study and other seemingly routine activity.

dysthymic disorder –

This kind of depression is normally a long term depression. A person might be suffering for 2 or more years. However the symptoms are not as server - you might not be disabled from your daily activities but it does prevents the patient from feeling good.


psychotic depression –

Psychotic depression is a condition when a severe depressive illness is present along with psychosis. Examples of psychosis could be halluciantions or delusions.

postpartum depression –

A special case if a new mother develops a depressiion after a month of delivering the baby. This is normally accentuated in winters when there is less natural sunlight and normally goes away in spring.

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