This will, necessarily, be formatted and presented in a biased manner, but carefully, and cautiously, and with as broad and open-minded presentation as possible. Considering there is no ultimate authority to be found, I am relying on my own judgment as to what is appropriate and plausible. . Events that may have caused the person to have reason to be depressed. It is classified as major depression if the state lasts more than two weeks AND causes an incapacitating condition in the normal functioning of daily affairs. Depressive disorders most often are diagnosed or identifiable in the twenties age group and are, or become a reoccurring event.
Mood disorders involve disturbances in emotional, cognitive, behavioral, and somatic regulation.
A sad or depressed mood is only one of many signs and symptoms of a clinical depression. Not all clinically depressed patients are sad, and many sad patients are not clinically depressed. In the following examples I give what I am most aware of from experience, but this varies significantly from individual to individual. And many manifestations may not appear to be similar at all. Complete abject despair and hopelessness, intense overwhelming emotional pain and mental anguish, unrelenting torture , which will continue forever.