If it goes on for years without awareness and adequate resolution, it can seriously affect many areas of a person's life. Depression can be a warning signal. It can alert a person that there is something wrong in life that demands a solution. Successful mastery of a period of depression leads to a greater level of personal insight. Depression can serve as a catalyst for more productive and creative functioning.
Professional care is done on an individualized basis.
Depression is a necessary response to certain life situations. This response can lead to a recombination of the personality at a higher level of effectiveness and a deeper level of insight.