There are four main types of depression, including:

• lasts for at a minimum 2 years, have major depressive episodes and periods of less severe symptoms

• extreme sadness, anxiety, and exhaustion after pregnancy or delivery make it difficult for new mother to care for themselves or the baby

• severe depression and a form psychosis including fake fixed belief aka delusions and hallucinations. The psychosis typically have depressive moods

• depression during the winter months, includes- social withdrawal, more sleep, and weight gain generally lifts when there is more natural sunlight in spring and summer

What are the symptoms of depression?

• Feeling restless or on-edge
• Persistent sadness or anxiousness
• Feelings of hopelessness, pessimism, guilt, worthlessness, or helplessness,
• Thoughts of death or suicide attempts
• Lack of concentration
• Difficulty controlling feelings of worry
• Various forms of sleep problems
• Loss of interest or pleasure, lack of energy, moving and/or talking more slowly

Depression treatment is often times successful

Up to 80% of those treated for depression show an improvement in their symptoms generally within four to six weeks of beginning medication, psychotherapy, attending support groups or a combination of these treatments.

1.9 million children, 3 – 17, have diagnosed depression.

Some children may not talk about their helpless and hopeless thoughts, and may not appear sad. Depression might also cause a child to make trouble or act unmotivated, causing others not to notice that the child is depressed, or to incorrectly label the child as a trouble-maker or lazy.

Movies

• It’s Kind of A Funny Story

• Her

• Cake

TV Shows

• Bojack Horseman (for ages 18+)

• Black-ish (season 4, episode 2 - focuses on postpartum depression)

• Parks and Rec (Chris Traegar)

Songs

• fake smile - Ariana Grande

• Breathe Me - Sia

• Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Green Day

Podcasts

• The Hilarious World of Depression - John Moe

• Terrible, Thanks for Asking - Nora McInerny