Depression

Why are people depressed? Is it medical or spiritual?

Depression – A State of Mind or Spirit

            One of the most troubling situations that many people face today is the phenomena called Depression.  According to the DSM IV, a manual for medical doctors and health professionals, which describes symptoms, and does NOT address causes at all, this is clinical depression:

According to DSM-IV, the diagnostic manual from American Psychiatric Association, criteria used by mental health professionals, you have Major Depressive Disorder if:

You have had an episode of depression lasting at least two weeks with at least five of the following symptoms: 
(1) You are depressed, sad, blue, tearful. 
(2) You have lost interest or pleasure in things you previously liked to do. 
(3) Your appetite is much less or much greater than usual and you have lost or gained weight. 
(4) You have a lot of trouble sleeping or sleep too much. 
(5) You are so agitated, restless, or slowed down that others have begun to notice. 
(6) You are tired and have no energy. 
(7) Yo…