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depressive

[dih-pres-iv] / dɪˈprɛs ɪv /








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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

People with a bipolar disorder diagnosis more commonly experience depressive episodes.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2026

"Between attentional biases and depressive symptoms, we looked at the way that they were mutually predicting one another across the time points, which is especially novel and hasn't been done before."

From Science Daily Jun. 17, 2026

But in the 1985 novel told from his point of view, he’s reborn as a rock star, emerging from a long, depressive slumber just in time to seduce the MTV generation.

From Salon Jun. 13, 2026

Their symptoms ranged from impairment of memory to schizophrenic and depressive reactions.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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