Depression is not just sadness: how to recognize it and when to ask for help
In everyday speech, depression is often reduced to "deep sadness". From a clinical perspective, this equivalence is erroneous and risky, as it delays recognition of the disorder and access to specialized intervention. Depression is a complex affective disorder, characterized by persistent changes at the cognitive, emotional, behavioral and somatic levels, with a direct impact on the global functioning of the individual. The essential difference:…
