What is endogenous depression?

Answer by  sooz (644)

Endogenous depression is a form of depression purely due to a chemical inbalance in the brain. It is often called a biological depression because it is not brought on by a phycological trauma or other triggering life event like other forms of depression. Endogenous depression is usually genetic and most common in women.

Answer by  ShayanFCB (366)

Endogenous depression is depression that a person is genetically inclines to have. It is part of the person since birth, but can remain unknown and undiscovered for years, or even an entire life time, until there is a traumatic event that causes the person to become depressed and remain so

Answer by  billybobob (40)

It is a mood disorder that is thought to be genetic and some people are born with it. A person with this disorder gets depressed from traumatic events, when they are tired or when they are stressed.

Answer by  Jerry4964 (32)

Endogenous depression is a term to describe those patients who do not respond to medication or is a biological depression, which is caused solely by a chemical imbalance, .