<Tab/><Tab/>Down in the Dumps <Tab/>Depression is a serious medical illness. Unlike normal emotional experiences of sadness, loss, or passing mood states, depression is persistent and can significantly interfere with an individual's thoughts, behavior, mood, activity, and physical health. Among all medical illnesses, depression is the leading cause of disability in the United States and many other developed countries. Individuals who …showed first 75 words of 529 total…

…showed last 75 words of 529 total…suicide committers vary very drastically. I concur with the fact that depression is not simply related to emotional behavior but in fact is a combination of biological, psychological and social reasoning. Depression is a prominent problem in our stressful society, and I believe there should be more research on this topic so that there can be a better approach and treatment to eradicate such behavior from our society and help those suffering from this ailment.