what is a depressive disorder?
By kilayko
@kilayko (170)
Philippines
June 21, 2007 2:22am CST
a depressive disorder is an illness that involves the body,mood and thought it affects the way a person eats and sleeps,the way one feels about oneself and the way one thinks about things.a depressive disorder is not the same as a passing blue mood.it is not a sign of personal weakness or a condition that be willed or wished away.people with a depressive illness cannot merely pull themselves together"and get better without treatment sypmtomscan last for weeks,months or years.appropriate treatment however can help most people who suffer from depression.
2 responses
@gaganlok (587)
• India
6 Aug 07
Depression or depressive disorders (unipolar depression) are mental illnesses characterized by a profound and persistent feeling of sadness or despair and/or a loss of interest in things that once were pleasurable. Disturbance in sleep, appetite, and mental processes are a common accompaniment..wikipedia is the best encyclopedia i have.
@giulian84 (43)
• Italy
4 Aug 07
is a state of intense sadness, melanchonia, or despair that has advanced to the point of being disruptive to an individual's social functioning and activities of daily living. But Clinical depression is different from the everyday meaning of "being depressed. A person suffering of depression may feel tired, sad, irritable, luzy , unmotivated or apathetic.
