While everyone occasionally feels sad, these feelings will typically pass within a few days. When a person has major depressive disorder, they experience a severely depressed mood and activity level that persists two weeks or more. Their symptoms interfere with their daily functioning, and cause distress for both the person with the disorder and those who care about him or her.
Major depressive disorder is one of the most common mental disorders in the United States. Additional information about major depressive disorder can be found on NIMH’s depression page.
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NIMH · Statistics · Major Depressive Disorder Among Adults
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