Triggers for Reactive Depression

Some of the most recent television commercials touting anti-depressant medications ask the question, “Who does depression hurt?” Viewers can draw their own conclusions, but in reality—and in the commercials—they accurately provide the answer: Everyone.

There are many types of depression with which an individual can be diagnosed, and one particular type is reactive depression. As the name suggests, reactive depression is a psychological situation that is the result of a traumatic or painful event in a person’s life. The event could be anything from an accident to work stress, marital problems, loss of a job, chronic illness, death of a loved one, financial troubles, etc.

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