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Clinical depression
A severe form of depression, also known as major depression or major depressive disorder.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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Preteen 6-13 | Very common | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Very common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
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What is the most effective medication for clinical depression?
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How can clinical depression be different from having the blues?
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How do clinical depression and local episodic depression differ?
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Do people who suffer clinical depression die younger, generally?
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What is the difference between clinical depression and just depression?
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I was wondering is clinical depression ample justification for rudeness?
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What's the difference between reactive depression vs clinical depression?
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I have clinical depression, and have 4 siblings. How much risk are they at?
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