Depression is an illness that affects over seventeen million Americans each year. Just feeling sad or down doesn't mean that someone is depressed, but when the mood lasts more than a week or two, it may be depression. Depression can affect anyone of any age, race, or economic group; however, women are twice as likely to be diagnosed with it as men. Approximately twenty-five percent of all women and only twelve percent of all men …showed first 75 words of 651 total…

…showed last 75 words of 651 total…also one of the most treatable. There are many different outlets for a person to get help for their depression. Medication can help a lot when combined with psychotherapy, but a person must want to be helped. Many people are afraid to get help and this is a reason why the suicide rate is so high today. People sometimes just need to know that there is someone out there who does care and love them.