depressive
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Roughly 15 percent of U.S. men aged 21 to 25 years reported experiencing a major depressive episode in 2024.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
Earlier studies have shown that people diagnosed with major depressive disorder have lower levels of Reelin in their brains.
From Science Daily • Feb. 2, 2026
The initiative, dubbed the Party Line project, is the brainchild of Matter Neuroscience, a mental health startup focused on researching the science behind happiness and creating tools to battle major depressive disorders.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026
Old Hunter, an ex-police detective now working in private security, disturbs Chen’s depressive apathy with a request that he help find a man called X, a former philosophy professor who ran afoul of authorities.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
Their symptoms ranged from impairment of memory to schizophrenic and depressive reactions.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
