Depression Overview

By Eliot LeBow LCSW, CDCES

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In general, depression can impact anyone at anytime and does not need to be a life long illness. Depression comes in a wide range of intensities from a low lying depression called dysthymia to more debilitating, which may be diagnosed as a Major Depressive Disorder. A Major Depressive Disorder can be an acute or a recurrent problem impacting all areas of life.

Depression is a complex issue that is difficult to define as it comes with many symptoms and no one person presents the same. Most people are not the stereotypical individual that society has presented in movies, who lives on their couch all day, unable to function at any level. Most people living with depression work a job and function well enough to maintain relationships.

Depression is a mood disorder that typically includes feelings of: detachment, loneliness, isolation, depression, hopelessness and sadness. It may cause a decreased enjoyment of activities that were previously enjoyed and a lack of interest in the world around them.

According to the American Association of Diabetes Educators as well as the American Diabetes Association, depression is 2-3 times more prevalent in people with both Type I and Type II diabetes...

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