Margaret Himler

Recognizing the Red Flags of Depression

Depression / By

As we all suffer through the hardships and pressures of coping daily, a percentage of our population fails to adjust and yields in to depression. Characterized by overly intense feelings of pain, anger and grief, depression is a disorder that can alter one’s personality and perspective. It is a grave disease that has taken roughly 20 million individuals in the United States.

Learning about Depression

Depression / By

Depression is a grave medical condition defined by extreme and overwhelming feelings of sadness that disrupts one’s life. This disorder has been documented to affect as much as 15% of the entire population in most developed countries, in the US, the figure stands at 18.8 million Americans. Depression is not bound by age, gender or race. It can affect anyone at any given time and the severity often differs on how one copes and handles their depression.