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
Spending less time in front of the television and more time on other activities could help prevent major depressive disorder, especially during middle age.
From Science Daily • Feb. 12, 2026
He said he also has since found solace in Reddit, where he said users shared their experiences with manic and depressive episodes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 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
"I'll be depressive soon enough, but while you eat your candy just allow me to chew the rag; there's a kind of substance in it."
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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