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Slow thinking = cognitive slowing - may occur with a depressive disorder.

Dr. Heidi Fowler reviewed this

27 year experience in Psychiatry

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

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Head, Brain

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Depression
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