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Depression
Some
people say that depression feels like a black curtain of despair
coming down over their lives. Many believe that they are dull and
does not deserve anything. Others feel irritable all the time for
no apparent reason.
About 50% of all depressed patients experience a single episode
and recover completely; the rest have at least one recurrence. Major
depression can profoundly alter social, family, and occupational
functioning. However, suicide is the most serious consequence of
major depression; the patient's feelings of worthlessness, guilt,and
hopelessness are so overwhelming that she no longer considers life
worth living. Nearly twice as many women as men attempt suicide,
but men are far more likely to succeed.
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