Depression And Its Causes
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Depression is a serious health problem that could affect anybody, at
any age. It's more than the down feeling that everybody experiences from
time to time. Depression involves a "down" mood, along with some other
symptoms, and lasts for more than a couple of weeks. This problem affects
the total ....
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.... Depression can also occur during childhood and adolescence. Some
causes for depression include a family histoy of verbal, physical, or
sexual abuse. The separation or loss of a loved one, a family history of
depression, incarceration, pregnancy, lower social statuses, homosexuality,
and mental retardation could also cause a child or young adult to become
depressed. Doctors say that the depression symptoms for kids are the same
as in adults, except that children suffer more from physic ....
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