Depression is the most common mental disorder and it is one of the most commonly undiagnosed.  Depression symptoms can go years untreated, affected a person for a lifetime even.  Here are the five types of depression to be aware of:

Bipolar Disorder can also be referred to as manic disorder.  It is often misdiagnosed because of all the types of major depression.  It is the only one where vitims experience episodes and may become hyperactive.  Because their bouts of sadness are interrupted by these episodes, they do not always look like clinically depressed people. 

Unipolar Disorder or major depression, and bipolar depression are the types that are often contrasted.  People suffering from Bipolar Depression may themselves not realize they are depressed because of their frequent switches from extreme sadness and lassitude to extreme happiness commercial carpet cleaning an overabundance of energy. There are no such fluctuations in Unipolar Depression; its most obvious symptom is the sufferer’s continuing sadness and lethargy.

Dysthymic Disorder is a less severe version of Unipolar Depression recognizable for the length of its duration.Dsythymic Disorder will last for more than two years, and because it continues for so long,negative attitudes of its sufferers are often dismissed as unattractive personality traits. Because of this, of all the types of depression, Dysthymic Disorder is the one least likely to be diagnosed, and it may affect someone for a lifetime.

Psychotic Depression The last, and most severe of the different types of clinical depression is Psychotic Depression, which brings visual and auditory hallucinations in addition to a negative emotional stated and loss of interest in life.

I was just reading something on depression and college students. There are many feeling experienced throughout college that causes depression. For some students moving out of their parent's house into dorms or an apartment can cause depression because of money and being on your own. Other things can cause depression too like studying and stressing over classes and tests. I fall into the category more. I feel so overwhelmed with homework, tests and tests on top of classes for graduation and future programs. UGH!!

stefne3 said: I was just reading something on depression and college students. There are many feeling experienced throughout college that causes depression. For some students moving out of their parent's house into dorms or an apartment can cause depression because of money and being on your own. Other things can cause depression too like studying and stressing over classes and tests. I fall into the category more. I feel so overwhelmed with homework, tests and tests on top of classes for graduation and future programs. UGH!!

 My friend moved out of her house so that she could spend more time with her boyfriend. He doesn't live with her and he pays her rent an she likes it. But she finds herself just randomly getting super sad and crying. She's really homesick and now she's thinking about moving back but shes scared that if she does move back her parents will again not let her see her boyfriend all the time.