Emotional Health

[fusion_builder_container background_color="" background_image="" background_parallax="none" enable_mobile="no" parallax_speed="0.3" background_repeat="no-repeat" background_position="left top" video_url="" video_aspect_ratio="16:9" video_webm="" video_mp4="" video_ogv="" video_preview_image="" overlay_color="" overlay_opacity="0.5" video_mute="yes" video_loop="yes" fade="no" border_size="0px" border_color="" border_style="" padding_top="20" padding_bottom="20" padding_left="" padding_right="" hundred_percent="no" equal_height_columns="no" hide_on_mobile="no" menu_anchor="" class="" id=""][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_on_mobile="no" center_content="no" min_height="none"][fusion_text]Depression is the most common psychological barrier to long-term weight management success. Depression is a medical illness characterized by sadness, fatigue and loss of interest in usual activities. For many years depression has been hidden as a socially unacceptable condition but recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment have lead to greater understanding and more effective intervention in this all-too-common problem. Lifetime prevalence of depression may be as high as 20% for adults. Many of these episodes are associated with emotional setbacks, family deaths or similar situational triggers. Even repeated smaller stressors are a cause of depression in some as the battering [...]