Signs of Depression
Depression is a serious mental illness that affects people and many think depression is just about being sad. However, depression can cause a lot of symptoms in the body and mood. Depression is a risk factor for heart disease and dementia. According to WHO, over 300 million people currently live with depression in the world but nearly half of them are not getting the help they need. It is very normal to feel down sometimes, but when you are feeling down most of the time then you may have depression. In other to be diagnosed with depression your symptoms must have presented themselves every day for at least two weeks Depression is associated with the feeling of low mood and lack of interest in day-to-day activities. The individual experiencing depression will suddenly withdraw from activities which they normally find interest in. Scientifically depression is defined as a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest. Depression can be caused by e...