Bipolar Disorder or (Manic- depressive illness)

The form of depression is also known as manic depressive illness.  This form of depression is not common as a major depression or dysthymia. People who suffer bipolar depression experience the stages of extreme high as well as extreme low. 

Seasonal Affective Disorder or (SAD)

SAD is more common type of depression that cans a patient face. A person who faces a depression illness in winter season when the duration of dark hours are more than the sunlight hours might have SAD. The symptoms of SAD go away in spring and summer seasons. These patients normally treated by the light therapy. They sit in front of special light. This type of therapy effective for almost half of all the patients, and some patients needs to Anti- depression medicines or Psychotherapy or both.  

Postpartum Depression or (Postnatal depression)

This depression is much more severe than the “Baby blues” that many women face after the delivery case. When the  hormonal or Physical changes accrued in a human body, and the responsibilities of look after of a new born baby. 10 to 15 percent mothers face this postpartum depression after delivery case or giving birth of baby.

Psychotic Depression

Psychotic Depression arises when a person has serious depression as well as some form of psychosis, such as having troubling false beliefs withdrawing from reality. The Person with be diagnosed with Psychotic. 

Minor Depression

Minor depression is categorized by having symptoms for two weeks of longer that do not match full criteria of major depression. If the people face this situation without treatment   are at a high risk for developing major depression. 

Dysthmic Disorder or (Dysthmia)

Dysthmia or dysthmic disorder is also known as mild chronic depression. In this form of depression patient can suffer symptoms for a long time and this period can be long as a couple of years and often longer. Due to this depression patient cannot work normally. People who suffer dysthymia depression may also expression one time or more than one time of Major depression during the whole life.

Major Disorder

The forms of depression characterized by a combination of symptoms that interfere with a person’s ability to work, sleep, study, eat, and enjoy activities. Major depression can be very disabling blocking or stopping the patient from performing normally. Some people experience of this type of situation is only one time and the others have experience several times in the whole life.

Forms of Depression

There are several forms of depression

        1.       Major Depression or (Major depressive disorder)

        2.       Dysthymic disorder or (Dysthymia)

        3.       Minor depression

        4.       Psychotic depression

        5.       Post Partum depression

        6.       Seasonal Affective disorder or (SAD)

        7.       Bipolar disorder