Depression is an illness that affects over seventeen million Americans each year. Just feeling sad or down doesn't mean that someone is depressed, but when the mood lasts more than a week or two, it may be depression. Depression can affect anyone of any age, race, or economic group; however, women are twice as likely to be diagnosed with it as men. Approximately twenty-five percent of all women and only twelve percent of all men …
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…also one of the most treatable. There are many different outlets for a person to get help for their depression. Medication can help a lot when combined with psychotherapy, but a person must want to be helped. Many people are afraid to get help and this is a reason why the suicide rate is so high today. People sometimes just need to know that there is someone out there who does care and love them.