on Everyone goes through some kind of depression on time or another in his or her life (Cohen 20). Depression can be brought on by different events in someone's life. Traumatic or life-altering events, such as, death of a loved, can cause depression. Biological factors can also bring on depres...

Depression can be a symptom, pertaining to when an individual "feels depressed", or it can be a sign, when an individual "observes" someone in a depressed state. Depression can also be a diagnosable disorder that affects millions of people around the world. Depression makes it ...

The Problem: There is an extremely high rate of depression in women in America today. Societal influences, biological factors, lack of education, and lack of treatment all are big factors in contributing to this problem. Women are disproportionately affected by depression when compared to m...

Manic depression is a biochemical imbalance of neurotransmitters, enzymes, and hormones. Thousands of people suffer from this mental disorder daily. Scientists say this disorder is incurable, and those who possess it will need to take medication for the rest of one's life. Episodes of mania and/or ...