June 29, 2020
COVID 19 has done much more than inconvenience people, it has a much darker and dangerous side. A disturbing consequence of the isolation and loneliness sparked by stay-at-home policies, that problem is the rising current of depression.
While depression is treatable, the sheer numbers of people who may be feeling its effects are staggering. This article will focus on depression during the COVID 19 pandemic and how you can avoid becoming a statistic.
What is Major Depressive Disorder?
Every human being on planet earth experiences times when they feel sad or down in their mood. These moods may be augmented by the death of a loved one or the loss of a job or any of a myriad of other life-altering events.
However, major depression is a serious disease that can turn deadly if severe enough and left untreated.
Major depressive disorder (MDD), otherwise known as clinical depression, is a condition characterized by a persistent down mood, loss of interest in activities, and impairment in how one lives their life.
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