How do I get help for depression?

Most people have felt sad or depressed at times. Feeling depressed can be a normal reaction to loss, life's struggles, or an injured self-esteem.

When feelings of intense sadness, including feeling helpless, hopeless, and worthless, last for more than a couple of weeks and keep you from functioning normally, your depression may be something more than sadness. It may very well be clinical depression, a treatable medical condition.