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Depression Is Not Just Sadness: Understanding the Real Illness
Clinical depression is a medical condition that changes how the brain works, not a mood or weakness. Here is what it really is and what helps.
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Clinical depression is a medical condition that changes how the brain works, not a mood or weakness. Here is what it really is and what helps.