More than just feelings of unhappiness, clinical or major depression is a mood disorder–a medical illness that
involves both the body and mind.1,2
The difference between clinical depression and feeling unhappy or blue is an inability to shake this feeling of
sadness, which will last more than two weeks at least. Also, the sad or despairing mood will affect your ability
to work or go to school, as well as negatively impact your social relationships. Your day-to-day activities will be
harder to perform, and in severe cases, you may feel like life is hardly even worth living.1,2
The symptoms can be confusing because they are not just limited to your mind and mood, but may also become
physical. Fortunately, for this chronic and very real medical condition, there are many different and often effective
treatments available.1,2
How common is depression?
Depression is a very common disorder, affecting between 10% to 25% of women, and about 10% to 15%
of men.1 An estimated 1 in 20 Canadians, or about 1.5 million people, report some form of depression or
anxiety disorder every year, which makes it Canada’s fastest-rising diagnosis.3 In fact, about 1 in 10 women will
experience postpartum depression in the months following childbirth.
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