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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 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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What Is Postpartum Depression?
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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 You Need to Know About CNS Depression
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How Long Does Postpartum Depression Last?
Causes for birthday depression
Birthday Depression: Why Some People Feel Sad On Their Birthdays
Male postpartum depression symptoms
Fathers Experience Postpartum Depression, Too
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How Depression During and After Pregnancy May Impact Children
Crippling Depression
What is Crippling Depression?
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How Traumatic Grief Therapy Works
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What Is Solastalgia?
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Does Depression Look Different In Men?
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How Does Double Depression Develop?
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How to Beat the Winter Blues
Functional depression
Here's What People With High-Functioning Depression Want You to Know
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How Moderate Depression Differs From Mild and Severe Depression
Postpartum depression
How to Know If You're Experiencing Postpartum Depression
How to Cope with the holiday blues
How to Cope With the Holiday Blues
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An Overview of Summer Depression
Risk factors for depression
An Overview of Perinatal Depression
Common types of depression
7 Types of Depression You May Not Know About
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Mood Disorders Classifications According to the DSM-5
What is clinical depression
What Is Clinical Depression?
What Is treatment resistant depression
What Happens When Your Depression Doesn't Respond to Treatment?
low grade depression
What Is Mild Depression?
Symptoms of Diurnal Mood Variation
Diurnal Mood Variation or "Morning Depression"
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How to Cope With Situational Depression
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Do You Have Psychotic Depression?
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What Is Depression With Mixed Features?
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What Is Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)?
Endogenous Depression
Differences of Endogenous and Exogenous Depression
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How Subsyndromal Symptomatic Depression Is Diagnosed
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Mixed Personality Disorder Definition, Diagnosis, and Criteria
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Why Bipolar Disorder Is No Longer Called Manic Depression
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A Chronic Condition Can Be an Illness That Doesn't Go Away
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Am I Bipolar or Depressed?
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How to Recognize the Symptoms of Catatonic Depression
seasonal affective disorder
What Is Seasonal Affective Disorder?
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Dysthymia Symptoms and Treatment
There are many types of depression tests.
Is There a Test That Determines If You Have Depression?
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What Does Depressive Disorder NOS Mean?