Depression Information

This page is a great place to begin if you need depression information or just starting to understand all about depression!

Depression is a serious medical illness; it’s not something that you have made up in your head. It’s more than just feeling "down in the dumps" or "blue" for a few days. It’s feeling "down" and "low" and "hopeless" for weeks at a time.

Depression often co–exists with other illnesses. These illnesses may precede the depression, cause it, and/or be a consequence of it.

The reasons behind why depression and other illnesses are often found together are different for every person and situation. The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)has found that depression often co–exists with other illnesses such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, hiv/aids, diabetes, and Parkinson's disease.

Their studies have shown that people who have depression in addition to another illness tend to have more severe symptoms of both depression and their illness, more difficulty adapting to their illness, and more medical costs than those who do not have co–existing depression. Research has also shown (as I have found in my practice) that treating the depression can also help improve the outcome of treating the illness.

So, now that you are starting to get the real facts, here's some other facts you should know.

First, click on

Depression Facts to understand more about depression and get more depression information, understand what you're going through and more importantly, to know that you're not alone.

Next, click on

Clinical Depression Symptoms to see if what you're experiencing is really looking like depression. Some people THINK they are depressed when actually there is just some temporary life issue causes a "blue" feeling that will pass.

Also, you may want to check out Causes Of Depression to see if you recognize any of the more common depression triggers that might be going on with your current lifestyle.

Next, check out the Depression Statistics - you may be amazed at some of the things you'll find!

Lastly, check the other resources for depression information on this site to start getting a handle on your on what kind of depression you may be experienceing and the options to start feeling better. That's the first step.

Don't worry. You can always get back to this page by using the navigation bar at the left side of this site or Click here to go from depression information back to the Home Page and start fresh at the beginning. It's all up to whatever you feel like!