Depression Guides
Understand depression types
Compare depressive presentations and understand diagnostic boundaries while keeping diagnostic and medical limits clear.
Depression disorders
Postcoital Dysphoria: Sadness After Sex and Getting Support
Postcoital dysphoria describes distress after sexual activity. Explore what research shows, how it differs from depression, and when support is appropriate.
DepressionPost-Concert Blues: Low Mood After a Major Event
Feeling low after a concert or major event? Explore practical ways to readjust, distinguish a temporary dip from depression, and recognize when to seek help.
DepressionAnxiety and Depression Together: Symptoms and Treatment
Anxiety and depression can overlap. Learn how assessment separates different patterns, what treatment can address, and when urgent support is needed.
DepressionPhysical Symptoms of Depression: Pain, Fatigue and Assessment
Depression can cause physical symptoms, but pain, fatigue and appetite changes also need medical assessment. Learn what to track and when to seek help.
DepressionHigh-Functioning Depression: Signs, Assessment and Getting Help
Keeping up with work does not rule out depression. Learn what high-functioning depression means, what an assessment should cover, and how to seek support.
DepressionMelancholic Depression: Symptoms, Assessment and Treatment
Melancholic depression can involve profound loss of pleasure, early waking and changes in movement or appetite. Learn about assessment and treatment.
DepressionAtypical Depression: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment Options
Atypical depression can involve mood reactivity, increased sleep or appetite, and rejection sensitivity. Learn what the term means and how care is chosen.
DepressionSeasonal Affective Disorder: Symptoms, Assessment and Treatment
Learn how seasonal depression differs from winter blues, how clinicians assess the pattern, and what to discuss about light therapy and other treatments.
DepressionPsychotic Depression: Symptoms, Assessment and Treatment
Psychotic depression involves depression with hallucinations or delusions. Learn why specialist assessment matters and how treatment and support work.
DepressionPersistent Depressive Disorder: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment
Understand persistent depressive disorder, formerly called dysthymia, and how assessment, therapy, medication and practical support can help.
DepressionUnipolar Depression: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment
Understand unipolar depression, how it differs from bipolar disorder, treatment options, and practical questions to discuss with a clinician.
DepressionDepression: Symptoms, Types and Treatment
Depression is assessed as a pattern of symptoms and their effects, not simply as an understandable reaction to an unhappy event.
Related symptom guides
Emotional Numbness and Depression: What It Means and Getting Help
Feeling emotionally numb can occur with depression, stress or medication effects. Learn what to describe in an assessment and how to seek support safely.
SymptomsFatigue and Depression: Causes, Assessment and Managing Energy
Depression can cause fatigue, but persistent exhaustion also needs physical and sleep assessment. Learn what to track, how to adapt tasks and when to seek help.
SymptomsGuilt, Worthlessness and Depression: Understanding and Getting Help
Depression can intensify guilt and feelings of worthlessness. Learn how to distinguish responsibility from self-condemnation and when urgent support is needed.
SymptomsIrritability and Depression: Anger, Assessment and Support
Depression can involve irritability rather than obvious sadness. Learn what else to assess, how to reduce conflict and when a change needs urgent help.
SymptomsDepression and Procrastination: Why Starting Feels Hard
Depression can make tasks feel overwhelming. Explore practical ways to identify barriers, start smaller, ask for support and recognize when treatment is needed.
SymptomsDepression and Erectile Dysfunction: Assessment and Treatment
Depression and erection difficulties can overlap, but physical causes and medicines also matter. Learn what assessment covers and how treatment is chosen.
SymptomsLow Libido and Depression: Causes, Medication and Support
Depression, treatment and physical health can affect sexual desire. Learn how to discuss changes, protect consent and find appropriate support without pressure.
SymptomsLoss of Appetite and Depression: Causes, Support and Warning Signs
Depression may reduce appetite, but persistent poor intake or unexplained weight loss needs assessment. Learn practical supports and when to seek urgent care.
SymptomsDepression and Overeating: Appetite Changes and Getting Help
Depression can affect appetite and eating routines. Learn how increased hunger differs from binge eating and how to seek support without blame or restriction.
SymptomsInsomnia and Depression: Sleep Problems and Treatment
Insomnia and depression can occur together. Learn about sleep assessment, CBT-I, medication reviews and practical ways to reduce sleep-related pressure.
SymptomsHypersomnia and Depression: Excessive Sleepiness and Assessment
Sleeping too much or struggling to stay awake can overlap with depression. Learn how sleepiness differs from fatigue and when to seek a sleep assessment.
SymptomsDepression and Brain Fog: Memory, Focus and Practical Help
Depression can affect concentration, memory and decisions. Learn what brain fog can mean, what else to assess, and how to make daily tasks more manageable.
SymptomsApathy and Depression: Differences, Causes and Support
Apathy is reduced motivation or initiative, not simply laziness. Learn how it differs from depression, anhedonia and fatigue, and what assessment can clarify.
SymptomsPassive Suicidal Ideation: What It Means and When to Get Help
Passive suicidal thoughts deserve support even without a plan. Learn how to describe them, seek assessment, and build a practical safety plan.
SymptomsDepression and Suicidal Thoughts: Getting Help and Staying Safe
Understand suicidal thoughts in depression, when to seek emergency help, how to tell someone, and what a practical safety and treatment plan includes.