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Mental HealthModerate
Depression
Psychiatry · Mental Health
Moderate
Severity
Very common — affects over 280 million people worldwide
Prevalence
No
Contagious
Psychiatry
Specialist
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🔬Causes & Risk Factors
- 1Results from a complex combination of genetic predisposition
- 2chemical imbalances in brain neurotransmitters
- 3and environmental factors such as trauma
- 4chronic stress
- 5or significant life changes. Other contributing factors include chronic medical illness
- 6substance use
- 7certain medications
- 8and a family history of depression or other mental health conditions.
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