Mental Health Conditions involving Depression Masterpost

There’s a LOT of misinformation about depression. The most common is that all depression is the same and it just involves being sad. The truth is there are many different types of depression with different symptoms and everyone experiences depression differently. The most common are major depression which is also known as clinical depression and chronic depression which is also known as dysthymia. There’s atypical depression which has different symptoms than other forms of depression, postpartum depression which occurs after childbirth, Bipolar also known by the outdated term Manic Depression which is characterized by having major highs and lows, seasonal depression (seasonal affective disorder) which only occurs during different times of the year, psychotic depression which occurs with hallucinations and other symptoms, and premenstrual dysphoric disorder which occurs during your menstrual period. 

Clinical Depression

Dysthymia

Atypical Depression

Postpartum Depression

Bipolar Disorder

SAD

Psychotic Depression

PMDD