Despite wider public recognition of major depression and its treatment, misdiagnosis is still a problem. Unless doctors strictly adhere to the official diagnostic criteria, depression can be confused with other, unrelated illnesses that have some overlapping symptoms. This can cause a patient to get incorrect treatment that may be ineffective or even dangerous.

• Is there a biological reason for depression?
• How do these negative thoughts affect me?
• It seems like my depression is caused by my negative thoughts is that normal?
• Why do I get depressed without anything stressful happening to me?
• Is unipolar major depression just another term for life stress?
• Does early childhood abuse cause major depression?
• What’s the relationship between brain chemicals and depression?
• What part of the brain is responsible for depression?
• How many people are affected by clinical depression?
• What exactly do you mean when you talk about stress?
• Do you have to have the genes for depression in order to get depressed?
• What role does genetics play in depression?
• How does unipolar major depression start?
• Is major depression primarily physical or mental?
• Can’t anyone have these diagnostic criteria?
• Are there blood tests or brain scans that diagnose unipolar major depression?
• Why are so many physical symptoms in the definition of depression?
• My sadness seems reasonable and bearable how much sadness is normal?
• What is the single most important symptom of unipolar major depression?
• Is depression a fad diagnosis?