DEPRESSION

 

All people at one time or another will feel "down in the dumps" or "blue". For most, depression is simply a normal, although painful emotion. This type of depression just goes away after a few days or is overcome with increased personal effort. For others, depression is a medical illness that debilitates and interferes with normal every day functioning. In this case, depression becomes much more than just a normal painful emotion, but rather an illness, a mental illness. The disease of depression can cause a person to feel a variety of negative feelings including: hopelessness, helplessness, pessimism, and sadness over a long period of time.

Select from the navigation menu on the left to find LDS resources on Depression. LDS Resources by "Topic" includes only the best resources illustrated by three stars “***”. LDS Resources by "Source" lists all available resources including one star “*”, two stars “**”,  and three stars “***”.