And heyy I'm back. With "types of DEPRESSION".

Yes, there are many.

So, How many types of DEPRESSION are there?
➡️ 10. I came to know about 10 -

1) Major DEPRESSIVE disorder/ Major DEPRESSION/ Clinical Depression

2)Dysthymia/Persistent DEPRESSIVE disorder

3)Manic DEPRESSION

4)Postpartum DEPRESSION(Peripartum DEPRESSION)

5)Seasonal DEPRESSION/ Seasonal Effective Disorder (SAD)

6)Psychotic DEPRESSION

7)Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)

8)Atypical DEPRESSION

9)Situational DEPRESSION

10) Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)

I guess I will be writing on 5 of them. Which excludes the after giving birth aka postpartum DEPRESSION, Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) and some others that are basically a mixture of few of these most common 5 types of DEPRESSION.
The most common 5 type of DEPRESSION I will be writing on are-

i) Major DEPRESSION. Formally known as, major DEPRESSIVE disorder.

ii) Persistent DEPRESSIVE disorder. Formerly called "dysthymia"

iii) Bipolar disorder

iv) Seasonal effective disorder (SAD)

v) Cyclothymia

That's it for this chapter.

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