Here you find information on Clinical, Manic, and Teenage Depression as well as discussions as to it's cause, treatment and ways to get help. We also have a simple Depression Test you can take to give you an idea if you need to see a doctor. Often you hear the term Bipolar Depression, or Manic Depression, both of these are actually better clarified in our section on Bipolar Disorder. A depressive illness can be very devastating, both health wise as well as economically. Depression can and does interfere with normal functioning and cause pain and suffering not only to those who have a disorder, but also to those who care about them.
Serious depression can destroy family life as well as the life of the ill person.
But much of this suffering is unnecessary. Most people with a depression or a depressive illness do not seek treatment, although the great majority, even those whose depression is extremely severe can be helped. Thanks to years of fruitful research, the medications and psychosocial therapies that ease the pain of depression are at hand. Unfortunately, many people do not recognize that depression is a treat able illness. If you feel that you or someone you care about is one of the many undiagnosed people in this country that suffer from depression or a depressive illness, the information presented here may help you take the steps that may save your own or someone else's life.