Brandon has been experiencing the "blues" for over 2 years. he still goes to work, engages in social relationships, and is physically healthy, but he frequently is troubled with issues pertaining to his competency and self-worth. each day is a struggle to overcome his tendency to feel "stuck in a rut." brandon could probably be diagnosed with:

What Brandon can be diagnosed with is persistent depressive disorder or as it was originally known dysthymia as these are all symptoms associated with it. This disorder has less severe but longer lasting symptoms than depression with which it shares the same problems.  

countries such as spain, france and portugal colonized the region. although most of latin america was colonized by spain, the countries of portugal and france also had major influences on the region. due to war and disease, native populations were decimated.

there are treatment options for depression (mdd) that may work for you. one way of treating depression may be to affect the levels of certain chemicals that brain cells use to communicate, called neurotransmitters. scientists believe that certain neurotransmitters may be out of balance in depression.

although the exact way depression medications shown to ease overall depression symptoms in some people work is unknown, scientists think that some medications work by affecting the levels of a neurotransmitter called serotonin in the brain. other treatments work by affecting the levels of other neurotransmitters like norepinephrine or dopamine.