Depression (mood)

Depression be a mental state of low mood den aversion to activity. E dey affect about 3.5% of de global population, anaa about 280 million people worldwide, as of 2020. Depression dey affect a person ein thoughts, behavior, feelings, den sense of well-being. De pleasure anaa joy wey a person dey get from certain experiences be reduced, den de afflicted person often dey experience a loss of motivation anaa interest insyd those activities. People plus depression fi experience sadness, feelings of dejection anaa lack of hope, difficulty in thinking den concentration, hypersomnia anaa insomnia, overeating anaa anorexia, anaa suicidal thoughts.

Depression fi get chaw, sam times dey overlap, origins. Depression fi be a normal temporary reaction to life events, such as de loss of a loved one. Additionally, depression fi be a symptom of sam mood disorders, such as major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, den dysthymia. Depression sanso be a symptom of sam physical diseases den a side effect of sam drugs den medical treatments.

 References 

Read further 

 Jackson, S. (1986). Melancholia and depression: From Hippocratic times to modern times. Yale University Press.

 Sadowsky, J. (2021). The empire of depression: A new history. Polity Press.
Schonfeld, I.S., & Bianchi, R. (2025). Breaking point: Job stress, occupational depression, and the myth of burnout. John Wiley

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