In medical terms, depression means “clinical depression” which is classified into 3 categories, mild, moderate and severe.

Mild depression which last for more than 2 years is known as “dysthymia”.

There are also other types of depression like

1. post-natal depression
2. seasonal affective disorder more commonly known as “winter depression”
3. postnatal depression which is more serious than the commonly known “baby blues”
4. bipolar disorder (also known as “manic depression”) which includes mood swing from elevated to depressed in an instant.

The more commonly know known depression is reactive depression that happens in response due to a specific stressor in life which may comes from problems with partner, family members, children, collegues. For reactive depression, usually adjustment disorders will kicks in and such depressive condition will only last for six months.
Although the first stage of reactive depression is very extreme even to the stage of suicidal but once the stressor is resolve for example if the relationship between the family is reconcile then the depressive mood is immediately lifted.
There are cases where sleeping or eating disorder had disrupted the daily life but talking treatments with some relaxation technique and sleeping pills will usually help to sort out the situation.

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