If your biological parents have suffered and/or were diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder, you may have a _________________ to diagnoses as well.

The visual of this shadowing patients is often used to describe the experience of depression.

Doing this hosts a number of positive effects when combating depression, including an increase in endorphins and even an improvement in sleep regulation.

An often cited physiological cause of depression may be an imbalance among these.

This can be can be predicted by AND a predictor of depression symptoms.

SSRI

These two major life events are often cited by patients as being the lead or major factors in the onset of their depression.

Limited timeframe an individual must experience co-occurring symptoms to be diagnosed with a major depressive episode.

Timeframe it takes most antidepressants to "kick in."

Norepinephrine, Serotonin, and this "feel-good" hormone are thought to play crucial roles in depression.

Thoughts or "ideations" of doing this to oneself is considered by some experts to be an indirect result of depression.

SNRI

Individuals with this general "outlook" or Attributional Style may be at higher risk of suffering from depression.