Depression - how medicine can help

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Title: Depression - how medicine can help (PDF file) (Links to English resource)
Summary: Depression is a medical illness that can have serious effects on physical and mental health. The symptoms of depression include:
- Feeling sad most of the day, nearly every day
- Loss of interest in activities that you used to enjoy
- Lack of energy
- Changes in sleep habits
- Changes in appetite
- Changes in sex drive
If you experience any of these symptoms for most of the day for at least two weeks, then you may have depression.
Organisation: Transcultural Mental Health Centre
Last reviewed: August 2019

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