2007-04-13 11:23:53 · 8 answers · asked by MaryBeth 7 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Yes.
Depression should not be confused with clinical depression which is a diagnosis for an individual who's symptoms have "advanced to the point of being disruptive to an individual's social functioning and/or activities of daily living."
I would not advise anyone to accept a constant state of melancholy as normal, though. It is kind of a wasted life that doesn't try to improve it's condition and the condition of others.
2007-04-13 11:31:33 · answer #1 · answered by Sanescience 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Melancholy or depressed the treatment is the same. Melancholy is a very mild form of depression, leading to regular depression that needs treatment medically
2007-04-13 18:30:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I have never seen the word depressed used as much before I came to yahoo answers. It is quite scary, someone says in a question they are feeling down and all the answers tell them they are drepressed and need medication (I think a lot of these are from the US) - are they a nation of drugged up zombies. feeling down every now and again - is normal! Obviously, clinical depression and post natal depression are very different matters.
2007-04-13 18:33:07 · answer #3 · answered by Bexs 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes!! theres just kind of down and then there is more serious real depression tht leads to all kinds of effed up thoughts. I think most people get a little meloncholy and then their"depressed" its over rated but as asuffer of manic/depressive I have been so uncontrollably low that ive almost killed myself... its more than just mild meloncholy its head swirling nausea inducing misery brought on for no reason.
2007-04-13 18:45:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think that people shouldn't be labeled anything.I think that there are simple exlanations about the way people are but alot of people tend to just make up a new word to explain something.Such as the word "emo" or "depressed".I hope this helped you somehow.
2007-04-13 18:29:09 · answer #5 · answered by xXxemoxgothxgirlxXx 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes by nature there're people who are like that, nor should they be labled as depressed; when they feel the need to smile and laugh they do so; they're just not over joyous is all.
2007-04-13 18:45:39 · answer #6 · answered by Laela (Layla) 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes indeed, there exists different kinds of personalities in human beings
2007-04-13 18:33:24 · answer #7 · answered by MK <>< 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2007-04-13 18:56:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋