depressive
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AI use among more than 2,300 middle-school students is increasing rapidly—and any AI use is associated with higher social anxiety and depressive symptoms, according to researchers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
The feeling of being an outsider resulted in a major depressive episode.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Clancy was clinically diagnosed with major depressive disorder by multiple professionals: McLean Hospital psychiatrist Dr. Alia Goodheart, outpatient psychiatrist Dr. Jennifer Tufts and prosecution expert Dr. Avram Mack.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
The study, "Behavioral-social rhythms and insomnia symptoms: associations with pain, body mass index, and depressive symptoms among older adults," was published in the Journal of Behavioral Medicine.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026
And two of those days were for a depressive episode after a fall in Bowdle, South Dakota, essentially the halfway point.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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