CAUSES OF DEPRESSION…

“Depression is like a tree that has many roots…” 

"There is never any logical reason for despair..."

Unfortunately, it is not fully known what exactly causes clinical depression. Although, medical research has contributed much to our understanding of depression, yet the exact cause of depression remains unclear. 

Ø     Scientists do not know the exact mechanism that triggers depressive illness.

Ø     It is a complex disease that can occur as a result of a multitude of factors.

Ø      There is no single cause for depression. 

For some people, a combination of many factors may be causing clinical depression. For others, a single factor may be triggering the illness.

Depression often is related to the following:

Ø      Imbalance of brain chemicals called neurotransmitters:

Research indicates that brain biochemistry is a significant factor in depressive disorders.

• For example, individuals with major depressive illness typically have too little or too much of certain brain chemicals, called neurotransmitters.
• Neurotransmitters are chemicals that carry signals from one part of the brain to the next.
• There are many neurotransmitters, serving different purposes.
• Changes in these brain chemicals may cause or contribute to clinical depression.