Depression used to be something that we assumed only occurred in people who have suffered tremendous loss or who are suffering from a chemical imbalance in the body. While this can still be true for some individuals, the reality is that more and more of our young adults say that they are depressed.

What's worse is that there are many more young adults who function normally in day-to-day activities and who secretly are depressed. So much so that those who know them best would never guess.

In an era where the quality of life in the western world is at an all-time high, how can people who have access to these new resources possibly be depressed? Are we relying too much on our new technologies to solve all of our problems? Is there something that we have lost over time that may be responsible for this?