A Conversation About: Depression in Women
In this episode, the X-Podcast team dives into what depression looks like in women. They discuss depression specifically in cisgender heterosexual women and will have future episodes on other specific demographics within the women's community. These future episodes will focus individually on transgender women, intersex individuals, nonbinary individuals, and woman/feminine identified people. This episode touches on the gender gap with women and depression. It also gets into what contributes to clinical depression in women. In addition, it discusses how to recognize depression in women and how to seek treatment for it. They also provide resources and references for listeners in the show notes.
Clinical Depression is a disorder of the brain.
Clinical Depression is a disorder of the brain. It is a serious mental illness that is more than just a feeling of being "down in the dumps" or "blue" for a few days. For more than 20 million people in the United States who have depression, the feelings persist and can interfere with everyday life.
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is Clinical Depression
MDD is clinical depression and is considered a mental health condition. In addition to a depressed mood and loss of interest, it affects appetite and the ability to think clearly. It is a chronic condition and usually occurs in episodes that can last a few weeks, months, or more, some people experience several episodes in their lifetime.