There is a difference between having the blues and having clinical depression. Teresita Calero, Psychotherapist at Baptist Health Care and Counseling, explains the blues is more like going through a transition after losing something or somebody important for you.
She says the blues is more situational and it will pass, but clinical depression is about the mood being impacted and the person starting to disconnect.
Martin Lopez, Psychotherapist at the same institute, points out the blues can lead to depression, but usually it will stop after a certain amount of time when things will start going well.
