Although there are several types of Depression Disorder, the most common triggers are losing a loved one, getting fired from a job, going through a divorce, and other difficult situations can lead a person to feel sad, lonely and scared.

These feelings are normal reactions to life’s stressors. Most people feel low and sad at times. However, in the case of individuals who are diagnosed with depression as a psychiatric disorder, the manifestations of the low mood are much more severe and they tend to persist.

Anxiety disorders are real, serious medical conditions – just as real and serious as physical disorders such as heart disease or diabetes. Anxiety disorders are the most common and pervasive mental disorders in the United States.  Although there are several types:

– generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)

– panic disorder and panic attacks

– agoraphobia

– social anxiety disorder,

– selective mutism,

– separation anxiety, and

– specific phobias.