July 23, 2010, 8:46 am
Depression by definition is a mental illness that is usually characterized by prolonged periods of sadness and melancholy. Of course when one person is moping all the time and just generally hating the world around him or her, doesn't mean that it's depression. It is when this kind of behaviour is enduring in a destructive manner and the feelings of hollowness, loss of self-worth and no hope continues, then, yes, this individual is showing clinical signs of depression....(read more)