Types of Depression

 

Dysphoric disorder – episodes of depression that tend to occur with monotonous regularity

 Perinatal depression – full blown depression during pregnancy or during the postpartum period

 Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder – depression that is diagnosed in children and adolescents

 Seasonal affective disorder – annual depression during winter time when there is less sunlight (more in the North)

 Bipolar depression – episodes of very low moods

 Persistent depressive disorder (dysthymia) - a depressed mood that lasts for at least two years

 Psychotic depression – severe depression plus some psychosis (delusions, hallucinations)

Depression due to a loss (hopefully short term) as in death of a loved one, or loss of a body part, or injuries from an accident, etc.