What Illnesses Mimic Depression?
In Part 1 of this piece, I very briefly described emotional states related to feelings of depression and depressed mood. I then, even more briefly, described some of the hallmark characteristics of clinical or major depression. You may want to take a look at Part 1 for a review.
As mentioned in Part 1, clinical depression involves a pervasively gloomy mood and a host of physical/cognitive features that are present more often than not over a fairly long period of time. This is where things can...
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