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This study examined the extent to which experimentally induced mood influenced the report of lifetime symptoms of major depression and dysthymia as assessed by a computerized version of the National Institute of Mental Health Diagnostic Interview Schedule. Female undergraduates (N = 83) received either a «happy» or «sad» mood induction. Subjects in the sad condition reported significantly more lifetime symptoms of major depression and dysthymia than did subjects in the happy condition
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