types of depression

Atypical depression is a subtype of depression that is usually difficult to treat. Classic cases of atypical depression are usually harder to diagnose in patients as classical depression because those suffering from the later have at least five or more symptoms that point to this type of depression. Whereas atypical depression, patients begin to suffer from depression at an early age, usually during their teen age years and do not have as many signs or symptoms as classical depression.

Some doctors feel that atypical depression is a lower level form of depression that last for at least two years or more. Some medical doctors feel that it is a milder form of bipolar disorder called cyclothymia. Sufferers from this illness have less mood swings than normal.

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Depression is of two types; chronic and acute. However, there are other types too but chronic depression refers to as suffering from depression for quite a longer duration. However, short term depression (maybe termed as ‘event’ based depression) may not require any specific treatment and they get solved easily once those events are over or become old. For instance, depression due to losing a contract may come for some days or months but can be overcome once you get other contract.

Chronic depression is a result of series of unwanted episodes or events that have gone all wrong and undesired. Or, in other case, chronic depression may be the result of a big blow (such as death of beloved person or a financial loss leaving you on the road etc). In such chronic depression case, the individual has to be tackled carefully.

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