What do you think causes depression?

Tears of an elephant - Sad Elephant
February 23, 2007 11:04am CST
Is it society or a natural chemical imbalance or chemical abuse or something else?
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6 responses
• Italy
23 Feb 07
I think society can create desease in a particular type of person, i mean people who already have problems in family, in relationship and so on...
23 Feb 07
Yes an unhappy background can do a wealth of damage.
• United States
23 Feb 07
Depression has many causes. Temporary depressions are usually caused by problems in a person's life. Some people are natural depressives, and it's usually a lifelong condition caused by chemical imbalances in the brain.
• United States
24 Feb 07
Chemicals seem to be critical; but bloodflow to the brain is an issue, too. I have almost no bloodflow to the temporal lobes, which makes me an EXTREMELY emotional person.
@vivekk20 (185)
• India
28 Feb 07
in the modern era this postulated and believe that the depression is biological and can be treated with medications. and its beneficial effect have been seen through medical research. there is anothor type of depreesin that is reactive depression . there should be reasonable cause to say that it is reactive to some happening .
@znitrx (168)
• United States
23 Feb 07
I think depression is more of a socialogical problem. I believer the chemical imbalance is the body's response to that depression. Society plays a huge part in causing depression.
@psu31e (25)
24 Feb 07
it is stres followed by chemical imbalance tht causes depression
@besthope44 (12123)
• India
21 Oct 10
Most time, its my work..with ontime deliveries and work loads. I try to divert mind on music and i feel better.