Depression is an illness that causes a person to feel sad and
hopeless for much of the time. It is different from normal
feelings of sadness, grief, or low energy. People who are
depressed may also: Depression affects men and women of all ages
and has often been shown to run in families. A person can have
one or many episodes of depression in a lifetime. Each episode
of depression makes a person more likely to have another episode
of depression. Most people who are depressed get better with
medicine, counseling, or a combination of the two. Some people
with depression may need to be hospitalized. eMedicineHealth
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