How Does the Environment Affect Depression?

How does the environment affect someone’s depression?

The environment can affect someone depression in many ways. some reasons that someone can get depression is because of environmental factors. some people get seasonal depression which basically means that certain seasons make them sad. such as winter, a higher percentage of people get depression during winter because the sun is not out as long or even a all some days.

What you do on a day to day basis can also affect a person’s depression. some factors of this are:

  • abusing drugs and alcohol
  • overworking
  • poor diet
  • lack of exercise
  • lack of relaxing time

All of these factors can contribute to a person’s depression.

Works Cited

“Environmental Factor of Depression.” Livestrong. Livestrong, n.d. Web. 28 Feb. 2016.
“All About Depression: Causes.” All About Depression: Causes. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Feb. 2016.
“Lifestyle Factors and Environmental Causes of Major Depression.” Mental Help. Mental Help, n.d. Web. 28 Feb. 2016.

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