Depression is a common mental health condition with symptoms that can range from mild to severe. Around 16% of American adults have struggled with a type of depression at some point during their lives. If you’ve been struggling with low mood, lack of energy, or apathy, you’ve probably considered that you might be depressed. However, when you research depression, you come across related terms such as unipolar, bipolar, clinical, and dysthymia. What Is Unipolar Depression? Unipolar depression is another name for a major depressive episode. This name indicates that the condition is different from bipolar depression. In other words, if you have unipolar depression, you do not have (and have never had) a manic or hypomanic state. Unipolar refers to the idea that there is only one “pole,” or side, to your abnormal mood state. In bipolar depression, there are two poles: mania and depression.Unipolar depression symptoms aren't always eas...
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