"I have never heard anyone describe depression as anything other than a waste of time."
What does that mean exactly? I think the reason why teenagers and young adults are depressed is because they are trying to figure out what the world is and what is their place in it. Sorting out their fundational believes and what not, like what career to choose, or whether it matters if there is a god, or whatever and I wouldn't call that a waste of time.
The page you linked to defines "Major Depressive Episode" and "Major Depressive Disorder." Even mental health professionals use the term more broadly than that.
What does that mean exactly? I think the reason why teenagers and young adults are depressed is because they are trying to figure out what the world is and what is their place in it. Sorting out their fundational believes and what not, like what career to choose, or whether it matters if there is a god, or whatever and I wouldn't call that a waste of time.