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
Participants either had a clinical diagnosis of depression or were experiencing depressive symptoms but did not have other co-existing conditions.
From Science Daily • Feb. 16, 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
The researchers found that a device designed to stimulate the vagus nerve was linked to sustained improvements in depressive symptoms, daily functioning, and overall quality of life.
From Science Daily • Jan. 20, 2026
It even attracted the young, depressive Franz Kafka, soon to be a great writer, now aimlessly wandering around Europe.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
