When people get illnesses, e.g depression, what effects does that have on their mind?

Question: When people get illnesses, e.g depression, what effects does that have on their mind?
- Keywords:
  depression,
  effect,
  mental health,
  mind
Asked by jodiebowey23 to Suzi, Damien, Rachael, Simon, Tim on 16 Jun 2011. This question was also asked by mkershaw, vincent.
- Suzi Gage answered on 16 Jun 2011:
  
  Hello!
  
  Depression can affect levels of chemicals in the brain, in particular seratonin, or rather it is more likely that changes in the levels of these chemicals leads to feelings of depression in the person.
  
  Hope this answers your question, let me know if you’d like more info 🙂

Question: When people get illnesses, e.g depression, what effects does that have on their mind?