Is depression a mental illness?
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yes
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I believe it is a combination of both mental and physical.
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Yes. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) used by psychiatrists and other health professionals describes depression as a mental illness. http://www.allaboutdepression.com/dia_01.html
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Yes it is diagnosed as a mental illness.
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I don't know why i'm so suprised by that kinda question. I thought depression was a well known mental illness and it is hard to believe that some people don't know that.
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I don't know what the doctors are saying these days, but everyone gets depressed once in a while. Some people get depressed considerably more often, or a deeper degree of depression, or get depressed about trivial things, and these people have various degrees and diagnoses of clinical depression. Getting depressed occasionally is not a mental illness; life has its ups and downs.
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If it is clinical depression yes its a mental illness due to chemical unbalance on the brain and it can be treated with medication.
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