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What is depression? and could cause it?

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depression is a mental illness that causes you to be sad for a long time, not enjoy things, changes in appetite, changes in energy, self esteem, and a lot more. it could be caused by a death of someone you know, abuse, loneliness, and many more things cause it.

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A mental health disorder characterized by persistently depressed mood or loss of interest in activities, causing significant impairment in daily life.
Possible causes include a combination of biological, psychological, and social sources of distress. Increasingly, research suggests these factors may cause changes in brain function, including altered activity of certain neural circuits in the brain.
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