What is depression: Symptoms, causes, treatment & more (Neuroscience & Psychology of depression)

Depression (major depressive disorder) is a common and serious medical illness that negatively affects how you feel, the way you think and how you act. In the world, there are more than 300 million people who are suffering from this illness. If we talk about mental health state in India, then about 15 million people require therapy or some form of mental health counselling but only 3 million people ever go to a mental health professional and this is a big problem. In this podcast segment, I discussed what is depression? why people aren't aware of depression in India? what causes depression in the first place? what are the common types of depression? what are the signs or symptoms of depression? Most importantly, how can we cure depression? Find us on Youtube: www.youtube.com/psychologyinhindi