Everyone experiences sadness at times. But depression is something more. Depression is extreme sadness or despair that lasts more than days. It interferes with the activities of daily life and can even cause physical pain.

 

Depression is caused by a combination of genetic (e.g. family history of depression), biological (e.g. fatigue, headaches, appetite) social (e.g. withdrawal from friends and family), psychological (e.g. sadness or feelings of emptiness; feelings of helplessness or hopelessness; feelings of guilt or worthlessness, suicidal thoughts) and environmental factors (e.g. family life, school and workplace pressures and bullying).

 

Major life changes, trauma, and stress can also bring about an episode of depression, although some episodes of depression begin without any obvious external cause.

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Psychotherapy helps exploring the causes, alleviates the symptoms, provides effective coping strategies and  enables you to prevent depressive bouts recurring or escalating in the future.