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You are sad and you feel helpless? Perhaps you have severe depression or, as it is called clinical depression. People suffering from acute depression going off antidepressants, have a deep and continuous feeling of helplessness and despair.

If symptoms of acute depression, it becomes difficult to work, study, sleep, eat, and enjoy the time spent with friends. Some people suffer severe depression only once in a lifetime. The rest suffer it several times.

Each person because of certain circumstances, to feel sad or depressed. But the state of acute depression, is characterized by the manifestation of depressive moods throughout the day, especially in the morning. In addition to this, as they say in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Volume IV of, in acute depression manifest a number of other symptoms.

To recognize acute depression requires the presence of symptoms such as a depressed mood and loss of interest. They must also show itself or most of the day, or every day for two weeks.

According to statistics provided by the National Institute of Mental Health, depression, acute ill more than 6.7% of the US population over the age of 18 years. In general, about 25% of the population is experiencing a bout of severe depression in my life.

Acute depression affects adults, adolescents, children and the elderly. Most often the disease is not detected, and therefore not treated, children and the elderly.

Women are more prone to this disease than men. Statistics show that women suffer twice as often as men. It is believed that the cause of this is hormonal imbalance that accompanies these life stages of women as puberty, menstruation, pregnancy, miscarriage and menopause.

Among other reasons that cause acute or clinical depression, is a constant sense of responsibility, both at work and at home. Combining child education, career, liabilities and grooming for sick parents, the woman put herself in risk of developing severe depression. and single mothers are at risk.

Depression in men, although it is common, but it is poorly lighted. If a man is suffering from acute depression, it is most likely that he will not seek professional assistance and can not openly admit their illness.

Signs of depression in men most commonly include irritability, anger or alcohol or drug abuse. Suppressing feelings can cause rigid behavior both in relation to themselves and the people around them. Also, it can lead to complications and chronic diseases, suicide or murder.