Depression is an illness that affects your mind and body. It can make you feel sad and
helpless and make you lose interest in activities, relationships and have loss
of energy.
It is different from normal feelings of sadness, grief or low energy.
Depression can also
cause feelings of hopelessness.
For more information about depression, talk to your health care provider; if you
want to
learn more about services that may be available to you from your health
plan, please
call
1-866-642-1579/TTY 602-659-1144.
You also can find information at:
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/depression/complete-index.shtml