Depression

National advice service factsheet
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  • Produced by: Rethink
  • Format: Factsheets
  • Date: 2006
  • 7 pages

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A depressive disorder is an illness that affects a person’s physical state, mood and thought processes. It is not a sign of personal weakness or a condition that can be willed away. This fact sheet aims to answer the following questions:

1. What are the symptoms of depression?
2. What are the different types of depression?
3. How is depression caused?
4. How is depression treated?

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please note that single copies of individual fact sheets are available free of charge to users of mental health services and their carers, but multiple copies are chargeable to organisations at the rates shown per copy. Photocopying of individual fact sheets by organisations is strictly prohibited.