Why do we become depressed and how do we recover

The author: Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Executive Director of Mental Health at the University of New Mexico in the United States. Holds an American board certification in psychiatry. Has a fellowship from the American Psychoanalytic Association. Holds a master's degree in Business and Management from Anderson School of Management at the University of New Mexico. Researcher and public speaker on issues of psychiatry, culture, thought, and philosophy. Author and poet, his poetry collection "Hawaf" has been published. Do we really understand the meaning of depression and its dimensions? And is the depression discussed in coffee shop sessions and social media the same as the scientific knowledge of depression itself? Dr. Hmam Yahya explains in this book "Why We Get Depressed and How We Recover" the most important questions about depression, such as its causes, nature, experience, and the variability among people in their tolerance for its occurrence and their response to it. He also discusses ways to recover from depression, whether through specialized means like medication, psychotherapy, and neural activity changes, or through accessible means like sleep, exercise, nutrition, reflection, spirituality, mindfulness, and others. The book addresses contemporary issues such as the relationship between depression and religiosity, shifts in our perception of human relationships, and the impact of social media, influencers, and life coaches on our understanding of depression and the ongoing discussions about it.