Feeling Down or Depression? Here’s the Real Difference

Feeling Down or Depression? Here’s the Real Difference

🧠Not all sadness is depression.
In this video, we explain the real difference between feeling down and clinical depression — in a way anyone can understand.💡
📚Perfect for both general viewers and medical students.

#depression #dsm5 #medicalstudents

Video Chapters:
0:00 Intro: “Sad or Sick?”
→ A quick hook: Not all sadness is depression. Here’s why that matters.
0:17 What Are Depressive Symptoms?
→ Feeling tired, down, unmotivated — these can happen to anyone.
0:41 What Is Depression?
→ It’s a medical condition, not just “feeling sad.”
0:52 DSM-5 Diagnosis Criteria
→ 5 or more symptoms, lasting 2 weeks or more
→ Must include low mood or loss of interest
1:20 Key Differences: Symptoms vs Disorder
→ Duration, impact, cause, and need for treatment
1:42 When to Seek Help
→ If it lasts more than 2 weeks and affects daily life — talk to someone.
1:58 Final Message
→ Depression is real and common.

【Reference and figure】 I express my gratitude and respect for your wonderful achievements.
1. American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Publishing.
ISBN:978-0-89042-555-8