Depression is one of the most prevalent and serious mental illnesses in the world today. Approximately one in four women and one in eight men experience at least one bout of depression in their lifetime. Depression is a biological illness, one that often has a devastating impact on behavior, thoughts and feelings.
Although depression can be triggered or worsened by specific events or problems as well as depressive thought patterns and personality traits, medical research has shown that it occurs as a result of a chemical imbalance in the brain. Almost every one of us has, at one point or another, experienced feelings of unhappiness, "a blue mood" that could be associated with a disruptive life event - but true depression entails a pervasive feeling of sadness that impairs our general functioning and lasts for more than two weeks.
So how are you feeling today? I have been reading a lot of depressed moods from other blogs that I was wondering if I'm starting to feel the same way. So I tried to search for an online test to measure the level of my depression, if there's any and I think I found one that's really comprehensive.
Take the test here.
What result did I get from the test?
I decided not to take it, after reading that there will be more than 100 questions to answer within 30 minutes, I said to myself - I think I'm starting to feel happy already.
Although depression can be triggered or worsened by specific events or problems as well as depressive thought patterns and personality traits, medical research has shown that it occurs as a result of a chemical imbalance in the brain. Almost every one of us has, at one point or another, experienced feelings of unhappiness, "a blue mood" that could be associated with a disruptive life event - but true depression entails a pervasive feeling of sadness that impairs our general functioning and lasts for more than two weeks.
So how are you feeling today? I have been reading a lot of depressed moods from other blogs that I was wondering if I'm starting to feel the same way. So I tried to search for an online test to measure the level of my depression, if there's any and I think I found one that's really comprehensive.
Take the test here.
What result did I get from the test?
I decided not to take it, after reading that there will be more than 100 questions to answer within 30 minutes, I said to myself - I think I'm starting to feel happy already.