--- title: "8 Causes Depression Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 8 Causes Depression quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Causes Depression sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51b/irving-kirsch-18763_abnormal_depression-is-not-caused-by-a-chemical-i_55329.png" --- > [Depression is not caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain, and it is not cured by medication. Depression may not even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irving-kirsch/depression-is-not-caused-by-a-chemical-imbalance-in-the-brain-and-it/) [Irving Kirsch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irving-kirsch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51b/irving-kirsch-18763_abnormal_depression-is-not-caused-by-a-chemical-i_55329.png) > [Being negative only causes depression. So hold your head up high, put a smile on your face and go live a positive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author-name/being-negative-only-causes-depression-so-hold-your-head-up-high-put-a/) [Author Name](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/author-name/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b24/author-name-101_being-positive_being-negative-only-causes-depression-so_403798.jpg) > [Love is injurious to health.. its causes depression!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikicorn/love-is-injurious-to-health-its-causes-depression/) [Nikicorn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikicorn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb5/nikicorn-38721_depression_love-is-injurious-to-health-its-causes-d_457573.jpg) > [Isolation and loneliness are central causes of depression and despair.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/isolation-and-loneliness-are-central-causes-of-depression-and-despair/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/579/bell-hooks-464_causes_isolation-and-loneliness-are-central-cau_911341.jpg) > [My research shows that uncertainty about your income at older ages causes more depression, causes more anxiety, which could lead to more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-ghilarducci/my-research-shows-that-uncertainty-about-your-income-at-older-ages/) [Teresa Ghilarducci](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-ghilarducci/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a84/teresa-ghilarducci-49476_age_my-research-shows-that-uncertainty-about_1040675.jpg) > [There seem to be many causes of depression. One cause is profound loss, grief. Economic hardship we know is linked to depression.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irving-kirsch/there-seem-to-be-many-causes-of-depression-one-cause-is-profound-loss/) [Irving Kirsch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irving-kirsch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34e/irving-kirsch-18763_cause_there-seem-to-be-many-causes-of-depressi_1368713.png) > [“Knowledge causes depression and a lot of pressure.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deyth-banger/knowledge-causes-depression-and-a-lot-of-pressure/) [Deyth Banger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deyth-banger/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b2/deyth-banger-871_a_knowledge-causes-depression-and-a-lot-of_2289256.jpg) > [As we consider the causes of depression, those of us in the church must face the ways we might be responsible for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-campolo/as-we-consider-the-causes-of-depression-those-of-us-in-the-church/) [Tony Campolo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-campolo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e75/tony-campolo-2506_being-responsible_as-we-consider-the-causes-of-depression_3181331.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/causes-depression/#itemlist", "name": "Causes Depression Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Depression is not caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain, and it is not cured by medication. 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