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Major Depressive Disorder, also referred to as depression, is one of the most common mental disorders that disrupts a person’s mood, behavior, thought process and physical health. Major Depressive Disorder should not be mistaken for the passing feelings of unhappiness that everyone experiences. With time, and usually without medical treatment sadness and grief will go away, and people will get on with their lives, while it is just the opposite with Major Depression Disorder. ... Often called the “common cold of psychological disorder,” depression affects over 20 million people in the United States at any given time. ...
Major Depressive Disorder is one form of a depressive illness, or mood disorder. Other forms include bipolar disorder (manic-depressive illness), and dysthymia. ... Major Depressive Disorder is a recurrent, episodic illness. Meaning that once a person has suffered from Major Depressive Disorder and recovered, they are likely to have one or more episodes in the future, often within two or three years. ...
Major Depressive Disorder is characterized by a persistent depressed mood for no apparent reason and loss of interest and pleasure for at least two weeks. ... Many other symptoms occur with this disorder, such as fatigue or loss of energy, poor concentration, abnormal weight loss or gain, abnormal insomnia or abnormal hypersomnia, difficulty in concentrating, remembering or making decisions, and morbid thoughts of death and/or suicide as well as suicide attempts (Kaplan & Sadock, 1998).
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