rather than focusing on the depression itself. There are many people that simply do not realize they are even suffering from depression because they are so focused on specific problems that are going on with their health. This is the type of situation that the term ‘masked depression’ refers to. There are several different types of physical conditions that depression can be masked behind and a few of the most common are listed below.
Even mild depression is a condition that can emerge into a more serious form of depression when it is not treated as soon as possible. A delay in diagnosis and treatment is often the result when an individual’s depression is masked behind some other type of physical condition.
