Types of Depression "Depression Support"

What is bipolar depression or manic depression ?

Bipolar disorder is a difficult mood disorder. It is characterized by alternating episodes of depression and excessive excitement or mania. There are 2 sub types of bipolar disorder :
bipolar disorder of 1st and 2nd degree.

A person who has bipolar disorder of 1st degree had for sure an episode of manic syndrome and may include or not an episode of major depression.

People with bipolar disorder of 2nd degree have suffered minimum one major depression episode and one episode of Hypomania "strong or insignificant splash of emotions"

What is the difference between seasonal depression from other types of depression ?

Seasonal depression or seasonal affective disorder is the depression that manifests every year at the same time of the year. Usually it begins in autumn or winter and ends in spring or early summer. It’s not just "winter melancholy" or irritability due to loneliness.
There is also "summer depression".
This form of seasonal depression is very rare and it begins in late spring or early summer and it ends in autumn.

How dangerous psychotic depression is ?

With disease the symptoms of depression are accompanied hallucinatory thoughts or other manifestations of psychosis. The person with psychotic depression loses connection with the reality. Such patients present manifestation of hallucinations and delusional thinking.

What is postnatal depression ?

Almost 75% of the new moms suffer from deep postnatal melancholy. But at every tenth this condition switches to a more serious stage postnatal depression. A woman can be diagnosed with postnatal depression when the new mom during the first month following the childbirth has a major depression episode.

No matter what type of depression you observed manifesting in you, it is important to consult a specialist. The on time identification of the disease and effective treatment will give the possibility to defeat this disease.

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