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Melancholic Depression: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment
What is melancholic depression? Melancholic depression is a type of major depression with melancholy characteristics. Formerly recognized as a separate mental illness, melancholic depression is no longer identified as such by the American Psychiatric Association (APA). Now, melancholia is considered a subtype of major depressive disorder – a type of depression that is distinct from…