Restlessness or irritability. Difficulty concentrating, remembering or making decisions. Thinking about death or suicide. It is a biological-based illness caused by chemical imbalances in the brain. Depression doesn't mean that you're crazy.
Depression can cause people to lose pleasure from daily life.
It can complicate medical conditions and can even become serious enough to lead to suicide. Yet suffering is unnecessary, because depression is a very treatable medical illness. With favorable odds of 80-percent successful treatment, those suffering from depression could find hope in medication, psychotherapy or both. Recommended medications for depression may include major tricyclic antidepressants, the newer serotonergic agents such as fluoxetine and buproprion, lithium and monoamine oxidase inhibitors. There are many approaches to psychotherapy.