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    Delving into Major Depression An Analysis of Seasonal Affective Disorder Major depression covers a few different sub-types of disorders. This article presents basic information regarding a particular form of major depression known as seasonal affective disorder (SAD). This type of depression coincides with the changing of seasons, or more specifically, the diminished availability of sunlight during some seasons. Since lack of sunlight exposure seems to play an important part in the manifestation

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    Seasonal Depression (Sad) Overview- Seasonal depression is a mild form of depression that recurs every year at the change of season, especially with the shortening of the light day. The Seasonal Depression is often also characterized by decreased energy levels, from excessive, from hypersomnia and hyperphagia, or an increase of desire of sleep and food, causing decrease of activity and weight gain. Causes- The SAD may be caused by chemical equilibrium changes and internal biological clock. In the

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    Clinical depression is a mental illness that affects individuals by causing a feeling of a lot of sadness and annoying. Others effect of clinical depression on people feelings of hopelessness a lack of interest in engaging in activities that they once enjoyed having trouble when it comes to sleeping or and contrast having trouble getting out of bed and waking up because it's had the feeling of being tired and with no energy is always there having trouble concentrating feeling irrelevant and of no

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    panic disorders are easily spotted,some are not. If they are not talked about you would never know that the person was diagnosed with anything.Some commonly known illnesses would be : ADD/ADHD(Attention Deficit Hyper Activity Disorder), OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder),PTSD(Post Traumatic Stress Disorder),Autism, Depression ,and eating disorders like bulima and anorexia. The lesser known illnesses include : SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) Schizophrenia ,Bipolar and personality disorders. There

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    2 Depression Discussion What is Depression? Depression is a common but very severe mood disorder. It causes severe symptoms that affect how you think, feel, and act, such as eating, sleeping, or working a steady job. To be diagnosed with depression, the symptoms have to be

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    There are several different types of depression which all have similar or even different causes and treatments. There is major depression which is most common, persistent depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, seasonal affective disorder, psychotic depression, postpartum depression, premenstrual dysphoric disorder, situational depression, and atypical depression. Major depression is when one feels depressed for several days at a time. Some symptoms of major depression include increase or decrease

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    chemical causes and treatments to the many different types of depression that are common in our world today. In today’s society, there has been an abundance of people who are being diagnosed with various mental disorders, such as the different types of anxiety and depression disorders. Depression, to some people is just viewed as feeling or being sad, but there are actually many different types of depression

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    According to an article on The College Solution by Lynn O 'Shaughnessy there is no variance in the difficulty of the SAT and ACT over the course of the year. However, based on the results of the statistical data there is a slight drop in scores during the winter months. This could be attributed to the colder weather, but there is no definite cause for this drop in scores. Scores also appear to drop during the summer months, this could be attributed to the lack of school during summer break. The author

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    Bipolar disorder is much less common than the other types of depression. To help with diagnosis, doctors look for signs and symptoms of depression and assess their severity, duration, and effects on everyday life. (http://www.prozac.com/DiseaseInformation/TypesOfDepression

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    Depression: An Internal Struggle Depression is a serious mental disorder that can affect anyone. No one is immune to depression, it is not always avoidable, and it doesn't affect everyone in the same way. Everyone that has suffered through depression has a different story about it. Depression has affected over 19 million people in the United States. It is the leading cause of disability for people ages 15 to 44 in the United States, and it is sometimes referred to as the “common cold” of mental

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