Many seek help from psychiatrists, psychologists, and medical doctors. The medical community at large is just now learning how to manage it without prescription drugs, and just now learning to admit that there isn't a magic pill for everyone. It is proven that women suffer from depression twice as much as men do, at about a two to one ratio.
Manic depression occurs equally between the sexes.
And surprisingly, nearly 50 percent of those who suffer from depression got it through heredity. Sometimes depression is triggered by season, known as seasonal affective disorder. This is a very treatable condition, without having to resort to harmful synthetic therapies and without having to resort to experiments or mental institutions. The premise for treating minor emotional troubles and chronic ones is basically the same, underneath. Meditation and relaxation techniques, aromatherapy, and exercise are important tools in dealing with all forms of depression.