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Depression and College StudentsWhat do these students have in common?When I took a part-time job and started living off-campus, my course work fell apart. I couldnt concentrate or sleep, and I was always IRRITABLE and angry. - Leah, sophomore yearAfter two years of straight As, I couldnt finish assignments anymore. I felt exhausted but couldnt sleep, and drank a lot . I couldnt enjoy life like my friends did anymore. - John, junior yearIve always been anxious and never had much confidence. College was harder than I expected, and then my parents divorced, which was traumatic for me. After a while, all I did was cry, sleep, and feel waves of panic. Marta,- freshman yearThey are college students who got depressed...got treatment...and got better.College offers new experiences and challenges. This can be exciting; it can also be stressful and make you, or someone you know, feel sad. When the blues last for weeks, or interfere with academic or social functioning, it may be clinical depression. Clinical depression is a common, frequently unrecognized illness that can be effectively treated.What is Clinical Depression?When we refer to depression in the following pages, we are talking about clinical depression. Clinical depression is a serious medical illness。Individuals with clinical depression are unable to function as they used to. People who suffer from clinical depression often report that they dont feel like themselves anymore.Clinical depression can affect your body, mood, thoughts, and behavior. It can change your eating habits, how you feel and think, your ability to work and study, and how you interact with people. Clinical depression is not a passing mood, a sign of personal weakness, or a condition that can be willed away. Clinically depressed people cannot pull themselves together and get better. Depression can be successfully treated. With the right treatment, 80 percent of those who seek help get better. And many people begin to feel better in just a few week