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One in four people in the UK will experience some kind of mental health problem in the course of a year. Mixed anxiety and depression is the most common mental disorder in Britain. Mental health problems include social anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, addiction to drugs and alcohol and personality disorders. Mental illness and psychological disorders have good treatment options with medications, psychotherapy or other treatments.

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Causes of depression

Have you ever wondered what causes clinical depression? Perhaps you or a loved one has been diagnosed with major depression, and that’s made you question why some people get depressed while others don’t.

Depression is an extremely complex disease. It occurs for a variety of reasons. Some people experience depression during a serious medical illness. Others may have depression with life changes such as a move or the death of a loved one. Still others have a family history of depression. Those who do may experience depression and feel overwhelmed with sadness and loneliness for no known reason.