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The impact of particular stressors varies across different people. Death or other losses such as a job layoffs; relationship difficulties like divorce; normal milestones such as puberty, marriage, or retirement; alcoholism or drug abuse; neurochemical and hormonal imbalances; and infections can all be powerful enough to cause depressive symptoms in someone with a diathesis for this illness. However, each of these events will impact individuals in a unique manner. A significant loss may be enough to trigger depression in one person, while a very similar loss experienced by another person might not faze them all that much.
According to both the Biopsychosocial Model and the Diathesis-Stress Theory, depression is caused by numerous psychological, social, and biological factors that interact with one another, and with a given individual's unique vulnerabilities. Depression is thus a very complex sort of condition that really demands to be thought about in a wholistic manner. Since no one factor causes depression, it is probably unreasonable to expect that only one type of treatment can fix the problem.
Speak to one of our experts on dealing with depression if you recognise signs of past depressive episodes or if you feel down, unable to hold any interest in what your life gives to you or if you are close to tears and feeling helpless.
You may also be interested in: Psychotherapy.
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