Depression: 8 Vicious Circles That Trigger & Sustain It (P)

Major depression is rarely a simple condition with a single cause.

Instead, it is sustained by a web of interconnected vicious circles: feedback loops where symptoms, behaviours and life circumstances reinforce one another in destructive ways.

These self-perpetuating cycles help explain why depression can feel so difficult to escape and why it often persists long after the initial trigger has passed.

These eight studies reveal how various factors -- from relationship status to thinking patterns and stress -- feed into these vicious circles, creating a complex landscape that sustains depression over time.