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❤ HOPE, HEALING, OPTIONs ❤
FROM OUR FAMILY TO YOURS
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❤ People are judging our family with their stares and words and silence
I don’t think we ever really knew for sure what we were dealing with ❤
It's natural to feel down sometimes, but if that low mood lingers day after day, it could signal depression. Major depression is an episode of sadness or apathy along with other symptoms that last at least two consecutive weeks and are severe enough to interrupt daily activities. Depression is not a sign of weakness or a negative personality. It is a major public health problem and a treatable medical condition.
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❤ Defining a silent dangerous medical condition that often goes undetected
Clinical Depression
A mental health disorder characterized by a persistently depressed mood or loss of interest in activities, causing significant impairment in daily life.
✔ Very common
✔ More than 3 million US cases per year
✔ Treatable by a medical professional
✔ Medium-term: resolves within months
✔ Requires a medical diagnosis
✔ Lab tests or imaging always required
Possible causes include a combination of biological, psychological, and social sources of distress. Increasingly, research suggests these factors may cause changes in brain function, including altered activity of certain neural circuits in the brain.
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We were talking to him as if his feelings & actions were within his control ❤
Depression is an illness whereby nerve circuits that regulate mood appear to function abnormally. Shown here are PET scans of the brain showing different activity levels in a person with depression, compared to a person without depression.
Depression is a serious medical condition and the top cause of disability in American adults. Simply put: a health problem related to changes in the brain. It can be genetic, a lifelong battle, or suddenly brought on completely out of the blue.
