This pamphlet was researched by Ava H., a student at Northport Middle School. The word refers to a mood that in medical terms is called dysthemia. Women tend to be more affected by this then men. Sometimes people think they have no one to turn to or they think no one cares, so unfortunately they turn to suicide.
Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.
Depression can be caused by many things. It could be caused by a loss of a valued person, a crisis a broken heart, Or the person could have a terminal illness and they have no hope for getting better. Some people who are in a depression often don't know why. Doctors now think it is a chemical imbalance in the brain. Some studies of the cause of major depression remain unproved.