10 Common Mood Disorders
Mood Disorder #4: Major Depressive Disorder
This is the condition that we know simply as ‘depression, and it is one of the most common mental disorders of all. It is also the deadliest, with suicide one of the biggest killers in young to middle-aged men. The condition makes people feel sad and empty even when there is no reason for them to do so. It doesn’t just go away when something good happens, the patient cannot just ‘cheer up’.
One of the biggest problems with depression is that it is a silent killer. Patients will generally suffer alone and will usually appear to be happy on the outside. On the inside, though, they can be struggling with the illness on a regular basis.
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