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DEPRES­SION: A state of low mood that is described dif­fer­ently by peo­ple who expe­ri­ence it. Com­monly described are feel­ings of sad­ness, despair, empti­ness, or loss of inter­est or plea­sure in nearly all things. Depres­sion can also be expe­ri­enced in other dis­or­ders, such as bipo­lar dis­or­der (manic-​depressive disorder).

Source: SAMSA’s National Men­tal Health Infor­ma­tion Cen­ter

• Reading list on mental disorders
  Neuro-Patient Resource Centre. 

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  MUHC. Canada. 

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  MUHC. Canada. 

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  Dou­glas Insti­tute. 2013. Canada. 

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  Dou­glas Insti­tute. 2013. Canada. 

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  Dou­glas Insti­tute. 2009. Canada. 

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  Dou­glas Insti­tute. 2009. Canada. 

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  AMI Québec. Canada. 

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  Relief Quebec. n.d. Canada. 

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  Cen­tre for Addic­tion and Men­tal Health. Canada. 

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  Government of Quebec. 2018. Canada. 

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  Cana­dian Coali­tion for Seniors’ Men­tal Health. 2016. Canada. 

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  Gov­ern­ment of Alberta. 2019. Canada. 

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  National Mul­ti­ple Scle­ro­sis Soci­ety. n.d. USA.

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  Amer­i­can Psy­cho­log­i­cal Asso­ci­a­tion . 2013.Ìý±«³§´¡.

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  Mayo Clinic. 2018. USA.

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  Todd A. Smither­man, Ph.D. and Steven M. Baskin, PhD. Amer­i­can Migraine Foun­da­tion. 2015. USA.

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  The Nation’s Voice on Men­tal Ill­ness. 2016.Ìý±«³§´¡.

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  National Insti­tute of Men­tal Health. USA.

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  Office on Women's Health. 2021. USA.