Talk to different professionals, medical, research, anthropological, biochemical, and psychological, and you'll get different answers about what causes depression. Even the "chemical imbalance" theory is suspect, although it's the most common, because research now shows that brain chemistry can be influenced by changing thinking, behavior and self-awareness; which makes it a "which comes first" question. It's very common for people to say they are "depressed" when they're overwhelmed or upset, but true clinical depression is a different condition. It comes on in cycles, often seasonal, and has specific triggers. Some depression, like Post-Partum (after giving birth) Depression are partly situational (caused by feeling overwhelmed by the responsibilities of parenthood, stress of losing sleep, etc.) and hormonal (a result of hormonal changes.) Estimates of how prevalent depression is vary widely, and the definition of which people are consi...
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