Depression is basically a psychiatric disorder characterized by an inability to concentrate, insomnia, loss of appetite,
anhedonia, feelings of extreme sadness, guilt, helplessness and hopelessness and thoughts of death. The paper shows that the causes and treatments put forth by various experts on depression may conflict with each other, but the one thing that everyone agrees upon is the severity and undesirability of depression and the need to employ means and treatment to cure it. Paper Outline: Introduction Psycho-Analytical Perspective Cognitive-Behavioral Perspective Conclusion References