Clinical depression affects people of all ages, including children, adults and the elderly.More women than men are diagnosed with clinical depression, most likely due to the hormone changes that are prevalent during puberty, pregnancy, menstruation and menopause.
Women also tend to have higher stress levels due their natural instinct to take on home and family responsibilities such as raising children while having a career.Doctors have not found the exact cause of clinical depression; however, there are triggers commonly found in those diagnosed with the illness.
Abuse, either physical, emotional or sexual, causes a person to pull into themselves and create a starting point for depression. Many times a person diagnosed has experienced personal grief from either a problem with their marriage or death in the family. Major life changes or personal conflicts may put a person in a state of depression when they are unable to gain control of the situation.
