Possible Causes of Depression

• Biochemical Imbalances in the Brain:  A clear connection exists between depression and brain chemicals called neurotransmitters. The causes of the imbalances are unclear. If  biochemical imbalances occur in the brain, depression can result.  Read about Attitude Adjustment's ingredients.
  
• Nutritional Deficiency:  A deficiency can alter brain function and lead to depression and anxiety.  In particular, insufficient amounts of certain B vitamins have been associated with depression.
  
• Genetics:  The vulnerability to depression tends to run in families.   This means that, if a person has close relatives who have had depression, he may inherit a tendency to develop depression. There may be specific genes that cause depression to develop in some families. That is not to say that a person who has close relatives with depression is  destined to become depressed.
  
• Environmental Factors:  These factors occur as part of our normal, everyday lives.  They include such things as the loss of a close family member, chronic stress at work or at home, the end of a relationship, a prolonged illness, etc.  These events affect each person differently.  Neither of these predisposes a person to depression, which can occur without apparent cause.  It is even possible for positive, personal experiences such as a new job or a marriage to cause depression.