Emotional Health Tips: It's Not All in Your Head

Emotional Health Tips: It's Not All in Your Head: "It's Not All in Your Head
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Depression is a serious medical illness. It's not just something that you made up in your head. It's more than just feeling 'down in the dumps' or 'blue' for a few days. It's feeling down or 'low' and hopeless for weeks at a time. About 19 million Americans have depression. It can happen to anyone, no matter what age you are or where you come from.

Depression can make it very hard for you to care for yourself, your family, or even hold down a job. But there is hope. Depression can be treated and you can feel better.

But what causes depression?
Depression runs in some families. This means that someone in your family, such as a grandparent, parent, aunt, uncle, cousin, sister, or brother may have depression.
Sometimes painful events or losses such as deaths can lead to depression.
Sometimes the cause of depression is not immediately clear.
If you think you might have depression, don't wait. Talk to your doctor about how you are feeling. Get a medical checkup to rule out any other illnesses that might be causing signs of depression. Ask if you need to see someone who can evaluate and treat depression. "