In Part II of this series, I described the notion of demoralization among individuals receiving chemotherapy. When individuals are demoralized, they are experiencing many symptoms that are shared by clinical depression, e.g. fatigue, loss of interest, decreased appetite, loss of motivation, difficulties with concentration, and feelings of worthlessness. In fact, the picture may look so much like depression that these individuals may be placed on antidepressant medication and referred for...
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Depression may be described as feeling sad, blue, unhappy, miserable, or down in the dumps. Most of us feel this way at one time or another for short... Read more »