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Originally Posted by Alone & confused
My T told me years ago that there was a difference between depression and sadness. She said " clinical depression" is a chemical imbalance. She said if there is an environmental reason for "depression" it's sadness or something else. She said that clinical depression comes without a known cause. Not sure if that was the type of answer you were looking for, but I hope it helps.
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This explanation, as you've written it, is what a lot of people, including many professionals, believe. It is not universally accepted. A pdoc once told a group I was in that there is no proof that depression is caused by a chemical imbalance. I read a book that says that it is possible that the "chemical imbalance" is the result (not the cause) of the depression. (Apparently, reduced levels of Serotonin do correspond with lowered depression, though it's not clear which comes first . . . the egg, or the chicken, so to speak.)
I think this is still a very argued point.