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What is the difference between non-melancholic depression and melancholic depression? is it really possible to separate the 2?
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Melancholia: Melancholia is a term derived from the latin "black bile", & in psychiatry it denotes severe forms of depression termed major depression. Nowadays, the terms used are major depression, dysthymic disorder, organic mood disorders, & depression nos (not otherwise specified).
Answered 7/17/2013
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