Types of Depression

There's more than one type of depression - major, chronic, manic, and more. Learn how each one is different in symptoms, treatments, causes, and diagnosis.
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What Is Existential Depression?
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What Is Chronic Depression?
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Why the Grieving Process Isn't the Same for Everyone
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What Is 'High-Functioning' Depression?
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What Is Unipolar Depression?
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What Is Major Depressive Disorder?
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What Is Antepartum Depression?
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What Is Prenatal Depression?
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What Is Disenfranchised Grief?
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Postpartum Depression: Signs and Symptoms
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Treatment for Postpartum Depression
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Post-Adoption Depression: What to Know About PAD in Adoptive Parents
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What Is Central Nervous System (CNS) Depression?
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How Long Does Postpartum Depression Last?
Causes for birthday depression
What Is Birthday Depression?
What Is Male Postpartum Depression?
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How Maternal Depression Affects Children
Crippling Depression
What Is Crippling Depression?
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What Is Traumatic Grief Therapy?
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What Is Solastalgia?
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Depression In Men: What to Know
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What Is Double Depression?
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How to Beat the Winter Blues
Is It Possible to Have Functional Depression?
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What Is Moderate Depression?
Postpartum depression
What Is Postpartum Depression?
How to Cope with the holiday blues
What Are the Holiday Blues?
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An Overview of Summer Depression
Risk factors for depression
What Is Perinatal Depression?
Common types of depression
7 Common Types of Depression
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The Various Types of Mood Disorders
What is clinical depression
What Is Clinical Depression?
An Overview of Treatment-Resistant Depression
low grade depression
Do You Have Mild Depression?
An Overview of Diurnal Mood Variation (Morning Depression)
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An Overview of Situational Depression
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An Overview of Psychotic Depression
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What Is Depression With Mixed Features?
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What Is Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)?
Endogenous Depression
Endogenous vs. Exogenous Depression: What Are the Differences?
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An Overview of Subsyndromal Symptomatic Depression
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An Overview of Mixed Personality Disorder
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What Is Manic Depression?
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Having a Chronic Disease or Condition
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Am I Bipolar or Depressed?
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What Is Catatonic Depression?
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What Is Seasonal Affective Disorder?
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An Overview of Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymia)
There are many types of depression tests.
Screening for Depression: How Depression Tests Work
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'Not Otherwise Specified' (NOS) in the Diagnosis of Mental Disorders