Depression Causes WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Depression Causes
There is no simple explanation why people experience depression. The causes of depression differ from person to person. Some people may become depressed as the result of environmental changes that they have little control over such as the loss of a loved one or financial problems.1 A hormonal imbalance could also be to blame.1 It is believed that depression is the result of more than one factor.2
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- Depression an develop as the result of a physical illness, a surgery, or a reaction to a medication.3
- An imbalance of neurotransmitters may also cause depression.3
- Researchers believe that genetic factors may make a person more susceptible to manic depressive, or bipolar disorder.3
- Researchers are also studying the link between pregnancy and depression.4
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Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mayo Clinic: Depression (Major Depression): Causes
- ↑ All About Depression: Causes of Depression Overview
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 HealthyPlace: Causes of Depression
- ↑ MedicineNet: What are the Causes of Depression?
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- Contributor: Kenyotta Elijah
- Reviewer: Emily Lapkin
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Kenyotta Elijah
- Reviewer: Emily Lapkin
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Causes of depressio, CAUSES OF DEPRESSION
- Last update: Dec. 23, 2008
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
