General Depression Treatment

Depression may be described as feeling sad, unhappy, miserable. Most of us feel this way at one time or another for short periods.

True clinical depression is a mood disorder in which feelings of sadness, loss, anger, or frustration interfere with everyday life for an extended period of time.

Depression is generally ranked in terms of severity -- mild, moderate, or severe. The degree of your depression, which your doctor can determine, influences how you are treated. Low self-esteem is common with depression. So are sudden bursts of anger and lack of pleasure from activities that normally make you happy.