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Depression comes in several forms, one of which is postpartum depression. This is when the condition emerges after a woman has given birth; it can show itself immediately or up to a year later. For those that think they may be suffering from postpartum depression, there are simple, self-reported tests that can be taken to assess the symptoms associated with this condition.
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Recognizing Dysthymia in Children: When Depression is Chronic at an Early Age
When I was finally diagnosed with depression at age 27, after twenty years of suffering from one type of depressive disorder or another, it was because I was going through a major depression at that particular time. It was only the third major depression I had experienced, and all three had occurred after the age of twenty. For all their ferocity,…
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UNC Center for Women's Mood Disorders, Health Guide, posted Catch Postpartum Depression Before it… Screening for postpartum depression is easy to accomplish by administering…
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