Depression (major depressive disorder or clinical depression) is a common mood disorder that can cause serious consequences.Depression is defined as a medical condition that lasts for more than 2 consecutive weeks including sadness, loss of interest, changes in appetite, sleeping problems, fatigue, purposeless physical activity or slowed movements, feeling worthless or guilty, difficulty thinking and thoughts of suicide.It is distinguished from temporal fluctuations of natural emotions, or from the challenges experienced in everyday life [1].Environmental, psychological, and genetic factors may
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