Depression

Depression is a common and serious mental health mood disorder that negatively affects how an individual feel, thinks, and act. Fortunately, it is treatable. Depression causes feelings of depressed mood and a loss of interest or pleasure, feeling blue, hopeless, in the dumps, worthless, or finding it difficult to experience any pleasure. reduced energy, trouble sleeping, unable to enjoy things that are usually enjoyable to them.

Most individuals with depression feel as if they are alone in how they are feeling. However, depression is one of the most common mental disorders in the United States. Research suggests that genetic, biological, environmental, and psychological factors play a role in depression. Depression can happen at any age but often begins in adulthood.

Depression is treatable and because depression affects different individuals differently, we at Elroi Mental Health Services are here for you and will work hard to get you to feel better about yourself and life. You and the provider will sit down together, they will listen to you and work with you to come up with a treatment plan that makes life feel normal again. 

Note: Your overall success is mostly dependent on you working with your provider, being willing to participate to reach your goal, and your overall response to treatment.