Depression is a common but serious mood disorder.  Personal or family history of depression, major life changes, trauma, stress, and certain medications can contribute to a higher risk of developing depression.

Anxiety and depression disorders are closely related. Nearly 50% of those diagnosed with depression are also diagnosed with an anxiety disorder.

Psychological traumatic experience may be caused by traumatic events, such as: sexual abuse or assault, physical abuse or assault, emotional abuse/psychological maltreatment, neglect, serious accident of illness, witness to domestic \ community violence, school violence \ bullying, natural or manmade disasters, forced displacement, war \ terrorism \ political violence, traumatic grief \ separation, system-induced trauma.

All those syndromes – depression, anxiety disorder and psychological trauma – require complex psychological treatment and rehabilitation.