What is depression? - Helen M. Farrell
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-is-depression-helen-m-farrell Depression is the leading cause of disability in the world; in the United States, close to ten percent of adults...
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Depression is the leading cause of disability in the world.In the United States,close to 10% of adults struggle with depression.But because it's a mental illness,it can be a lot harder to understand than, say, high cholesterol.One major source of confusion is the difference between having depressionand just feeling depressed.Almost everyone feels down from time to time.Getting a bad grade,losing a job,having an argument,even a rainy day can bring on feelings of sadness.Sometimes there's no trigger at all.It just pops up out of the blue.Then circumstances change,and those sad feelings disappear.Clinical depression is different.It's a medical disorder,and it won't go away just because you want it to.It lingers for at least two consecut...
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Depression is the leading cause of disability in the world.In the United States,close to 10% of adults struggle with depression.But because it's a mental illness,it can be a lot harder to understand than, say, high cholesterol.One major source of confusion is the difference between having depressionand just feeling depressed.Almost everyone feels down from time to time.Getting a bad grade,losing a job,having an argument,even a rainy day can bring on feelings of sadness.Sometimes there's no trigger at all.It just pops up out of the blue.Then circumstances change,and those sad feelings disappear.Clinical depression is different.It's a medical disorder,and it won't go away just because you want it to.It lingers for at least two consecut...
