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I'm Still Human: Understanding Depression With Kindness (Expanded Edition - 2021)

A compassionate guide for those coping with or caring for someone with depression...

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• There are associations with biological changes in the body,

e.g. lack of serotonin for nerve transmission in the brain.

• There are mental health professionals, e.g. psychiatrists and

psychologists who specialize in the treatment of depression.

• There are psychological tests for depression, e.g. Beck

Depression Inventory.

• Depression can be treated with medicines, e.g.

antidepressants.

The names used by doctors, scientists and psychologists for

referring to depression as an illness are: “Major Depressive

Disorder,” “Major Depression,” or “Clinical Depression.”

Depression damages the functions of cells in the brain (neurons)

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