what is the difference between clinical depression and situational depression?

Answer 1

clinical depression is a chronic cyclic issue in the brain where the chemical transfers take place. if you do not have enough of one chemical it can cause the other chemical to malfunction.

Clinical depression is a mystery, but I believe that it is due to many things and they are:

1. infections-viral or bacterial and usually chronic (illness)
2. environment (pollutions)
3. social environment (situational)
4. physical trauma (ie., stroke or concussion)

If trauma occurs and the issue is severe and chronic, the way the brain deals with this can actually change the way the chemicals react to one another.

Situational depression is one of two
1. social environment
2. life changing occurances, ie. death of a loved one.

My theory puts social environment under both classifications, however, in the first class I listed it underneath because you can have one or more combinations.

I hope that made sense!

Answer 2

My friend was clinically depressed. Something in her genetic make-up predisposed her to depression. She had to take medication to control her depression. When she felt good and went off her meds, the depression came back. She tried to go off her meds several times, but each time the depression came back. Clinical depression is much like any other disease controlled by medication. Situational depression is a temporary state (hopefully), and is brought on by outside circumstances, such as loss of a job or a loved one. Medication can also be prescribed for situational depression. Typically, situational depression can be "cured," whereas clinical depression requires continued monitoring and medications.

Answer 3

medical melancholy is generally around for a protracted time--and the guy is time-honored with of of no specific rationalization why he or she feels the way she/he does. this type generally demands med and medical care. Situational melancholy could take place after a irritating experience has got here approximately. The loss of a enjoyed-one, the shortcoming of a job, a hearth, flood, theft, being mugged, gaining expertise of which you or a enjoyed-one has a severe ailment, and so on. this type might or won't require med, yet will probable require medical look after a whilst. the two could be considerable melancholy--based upon how long the indicators final, regardless of if or not med and medical care are working, and so on.

Answer 4

Clinical depression may be physiological. Situational depression is usually (comparatively) temporary, and caused by outside events.

Answer 5

I agree with horoscope guy - clinical you tend to be stuck with and have to really work through but situational is just that, if you identify the cause you can change the triggers and get yourself out of it - most of us suffer from the latter at some time or other but its easier to treat I would say