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title: "4 Causes Of Depression Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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