depressive
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But the court was told that while he was telling some employers he was sick and unfit to work because of "mixed anxiety and depressive disorder" he was not giving sick notes to other employers.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
The study, "A pilot study of daily blueberry intake modulates the gut microbiota enzyme commissions in older, sedentary adults with mild depressive symptoms," was published in the Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
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
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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