
Depression - What is it? What are my treatment options?
Depression is recognized as a mental health disorder. It is not merely sadness. Sadness is an emotion that everyone can experience at times, whereas depression involves experiencing hopelessness in relation to oneself, the world and the future. Oftentimes those who suffer with depression describe feeling unrelenting melancholia and/or a sense of emptiness. Depression is often accompanied by low self-esteem, low levels of motivation to engage in activities, and deriving little