Depression

Depression is more than sadness or ‘the blues’. It can affect every part of your life, including your physical body, your behaviour, thought processes, mood, ability to relate to others and general lifestyle.

This means that your family, social and work relationships are impaired. Depression may be the result of significant life circumstances, current or past. It also may be a physical side effect of some diseases, of physical trauma and of hormonal changes. Therefore, you should always have a physical examination as part of an assessment for depression.