What is Depression

Depression (major depressive disorder) is a common and serious medical illness that negatively affects how you feel, the way you think and how you act. Fortunately, it is also treatable. Depression causes feelings of sadness and/or a loss of interest in activities once enjoyed. It can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems and can decrease a person’s ability to function at work and at home.(www.psychiatric.org)
-A state of feeling sad and a serious medical condition in which a person feels very sad, hopeless, and unimportant and often is unable to live in a normal way(Merriam Webster Dictionary)