Sadness vs. Depression WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Sadness vs. Depression
Major depressive disorder, also known as major depression, unipolar depression, clinical depression, or simply depression, is a mental disorder characterized by a pervasive low mood and loss of interest or pleasure in usual activities. ...more about depression from Wikipedia
Sadness can be viewed as a temporary lowering of mood (feeling blue), whereas clinical depression is characterized by a persistent and intense lowered mood, as well as disruption to one's ability to function in day to day matters. ...more about sadness from Wikipedia
Fast Facts:
- Sadness that lasts more than 2 weeks may be depression.1
- If your sadness causes you to want to drink or use drugs, sleep more than usual, or become isolated, it may be depression.1
- It is important to educate yourself of the signs of depression.
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Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dartmouth University: A Guide to Understanding Depression vs. Sadness
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- Contributor: Jacky Gamble
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Jacky Gamble
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Depression vs. Sadness, Sad or Depressed, Depressed or Sad, Depression vs Sadness, Sadness vs Depression
- Last update: Mar. 4, 2009
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