What are some of the causes of depression?

Unfortunately, it is not fully known what exactly causes clinical depression. There are numerous theories about causes such as biological and genetic factors, environmental influences, and childhood or developmental events.

It is generally believed that clinical depression is most often caused by the influence of more than just one or two factors. For example, a person whose mother had recurrent depression may have inherited a vulnerability to developing clinical depression.

Family history, trauma, stress, personality, physical condition and other psychological disorders.